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Smith laments stalled agenda with no House Speaker
(Local News ~ 10/21/23)
One of the most prominent U.S. House Republicans, Southeast Missouri Rep. Jason Smith, made his thoughts clear as the stalemate in the U.S. House of Representatives speaker election dragged into the weekend. Ohio GOP member Jim Jordan on Friday, Oct. 20 lost his third floor vote to take the job, second in line to the presidency, faring worse in the most recent round of voting than in two previous failed attempts...
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Chaffee man killed in multi-vehicle crash near Cape Girardeau airport2
(Local News ~ 10/21/23)
A three-vehicle accident near Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Thursday, Oct. 19, took the life of 21-year-old Benjamin M. Hastings of Chaffee, Missouri. Missouri State Highway Patrol said a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan traveling eastbound crossed the center line of Route AB a mile east of Blomeyer, Missouri. and approximately three miles west of the airport, and struck a concrete truck coming the other way at 12:55 p.m...
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USPS struggling to deliver mail; staffing, workplace rules blamed
(Local News ~ 10/21/23)
The United States Postal Service in the Cape Girardeau area is struggling to get the mail out. Staffing shortages, workplace rules and alleged management decisions relating to resource deployment are to blame for delivery delays, according an American Postal Union representative and two employees speaking on the condition of anonymity. ...
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'Survivors' event Thursday modeled after 'Ted Talk'
(Local News ~ 10/21/23)
Think "Ted Talk", but for local people who have overcome huge obstacles. That's the concept behind the "Survivor Stories: In their Own Words" event scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday. Six area survivors will share their stories of perseverance at Scout Hall, 420 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. The event is hosted by rustmedia, a marketing business affiliated with the Southeast Missourian...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/21/23)
Today is Sunday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2023. There are 71 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 21, 1879, Thomas Edison perfected a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. On this date: In 1797, the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as "Old Ironsides," was christened in Boston's harbor...
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Out of the past: Oct. 21
(Out of the Past ~ 10/21/23)
Dr. Howard Jones, superintendent of the Jackson School District, is retiring July 1; the Jackson Board of Education accepted his retirement during a special board meeting last night; board members also authorized Jones to enter into contract negotiations with the Missouri School Boards Association to handle the search for a new superintendent...
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color my world
(Community ~ 10/21/23)
The rose has long been regarded as the "queen of flowers," revered for its fragrance and beauty. But less lauded are the orange and red hips, or seedpods, that form after the flowers fade. And that's a shame. If they're left on the plant, the rose hips will take center stage in autumn and provide a beautiful pop of color through the winter -- or at least until the birds get them...
- Captured on Film (Community ~ 10/21/23)
- Collecting wild fruit (Community ~ 10/21/23)
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Senior Center Menus for Oct. 23 through 27
(Community ~ 10/21/23)
Monday: Shepherd's pie or Cheddar chicken broccoli bake, winter-blend veggies, beets, whole-grain bread and sugar-free peach crisp or brownie. Tuesday: Ham and beans or smothered steak, stewed potatoes, potatoes with onions, cornbread and crackers and mixed-fruit dessert or peanut butter cheesecake...
- Pet of the week (Community ~ 10/21/23)
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A new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant
(Community ~ 10/21/23)
Many parents tell their children never talk to strangers. But Curtis Chin's parents urged their six kids to ask customers at their Chinese restaurant about their background. It was their way of showing the children a world outside the Detroit restaurant's four walls...
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Zoos, botanical gardens find Halloween programs are a hit, and an opportunity
(Community ~ 10/21/23)
Enormous warty pumpkins. Carnivorous plants. Immersive arachnid displays. Slithering snakes and fluttering bats. And illuminated displays of hundreds, or thousands, of ornately carved jack-o'-lanterns. Zoos and botanical gardens have become increasingly popular Halloween destinations. Their haunting array of natural installations and spooky events provide a fun addition, or alternative, to traditional trick-or-treating...
- Jackson High class of '53 holds reunion (Community ~ 10/21/23)
- Club news (Community News ~ 10/21/23)
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Prayer 10-22-23
(Prayer ~ 10/21/23)
O Heavenly Father, we praise you for your ways are higher than our ways. Amen.
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Belgian minister quits after 'monumental error' let Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net
(International News ~ 10/21/23)
BRUSSELS -- Belgium's justice minister resigned on Friday over what he described as a "monumental error" after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes and wounded a third this week...
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Israel says Hamas releases 2 Americans
(International News ~ 10/21/23)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people the militant group abducted from Israel during its Oct. 7 rampage...
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Trump dominates GOP primary as trial defendant
(National News ~ 10/21/23)
NEW YORK -- After turns as a real estate magnate, a New York tabloid mainstay, a reality TV star and president of the United States, Donald Trump is settling into a new role: defendant. The front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination spent two days this week in a Manhattan courtroom where a civil fraud trial is unfolding. Trump is accused of grossly inflating his net worth and the value of marquee assets on paperwork used to secure financing and make deals...
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Hunter Biden prosecutor to appear for closed-door testimony on Hill
(National News ~ 10/21/23)
WASHINGTON -- The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is expected to testify before a Congressional committee behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department's handling of the case continues to unfold. In a rare step, David Weiss is set to appear for a transcribed interview before members of the House Judiciary Committee on Nov. ...
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Lawyer Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump's loss
(National News ~ 10/21/23)
ATLANTA -- Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia. Chesebro, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law, pleaded guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents in a last-minute deal, with prosecutors agreeing to dismiss the other charges. ...
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Biden: Israel, Ukraine support vital to US
(National News ~ 10/21/23)
WASHINGTON -- Declaring that U.S. leadership "holds the world together," President Joe Biden told Americans on Thursday night the country must deepen its support of Ukraine and Israel in the middle of two vastly different, unpredictable and bloody wars...
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House Republicans drop Jordan as nominee for speaker
(National News ~ 10/21/23)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed on a third ballot for the gavel. The outcome left Republicans dejected, frustrated and sinking deeper into turmoil, another week without a House speaker bordering on a full-blown crisis. ...
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SCOTUS keeps Missouri law on hold barring police from enforcing federal gun laws
(National News ~ 10/21/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Friday kept a Missouri law on hold that bars police from enforcing federal gun laws, rejecting an emergency appeal from the state. The 2019 law was ruled unconstitutional by a district judge but allowed to remain in effect. A federal appeals court then blocked enforcement while the state appeals the district court ruling...
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Judge fines Trump $5K after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
(National News ~ 10/21/23)
NEW YORK -- Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud trial lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted. Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding Trump in contempt for now, but reserved the right to do so -- and possibly even put the 2024 Republican front-runner in jail -- if he again violates a limited gag order barring case participants from personal attacks on court staff.. ...
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High Court allows White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts
(National News ~ 10/21/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Friday said it would indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. The justices said they would hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Missouri and other parties accusing administration officials of unconstitutionally squelching conservative points of view. The new case adds to a term already heavy with social media issues...
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Kindness in our city
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/21/23)
On Monday evening, I stopped by Sam's Club to pick up two items for an event that we were going to attend that evening. One was a pecan pie, and the other was a fruit tray. Unfortunately, as I discovered, you cannot visit Sam's without impulse-buying two or three additional items. Since I was in a hurry, I elected to enter the club through the exit door and not use a cart. So, here I am with my five unwieldy items trying to get checked out in a hurry so we could make our event...
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Brian Thompson
(Obituary ~ 10/21/23)
Brian N. Thompson, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 19, 1973, in Cape Girardeau to Richard and Mary Russell Thompson. He and Tracy Thompson were married on July 1, 2017, in Cape Girardeau...
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Adelyn Stuart
(Obituary ~ 10/21/23)
Adelyn Anna Logemann Stuart was born at home Nov. 15, 1921, on a farm outside Bennington, Nebraska, to August and Elsie Meeves Logemann. She passed away at 101 years old at Saint Francis Medical Center on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, after a short illness...
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Donna Mullins
(Obituary ~ 10/21/23)
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. -- Donna Jean Creighton Mullins passed away Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Florida. She was the second daughter of Henry and Marie Creighton of Cape Girardeau. She graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1968 and cum laude from Southeast Missouri State University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts degree...
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Debora Brinkman
(Obituary ~ 10/21/23)
Debora Lynn Brinkman, 59, of Jackson left for heaven Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. She was born Dec. 18, 1963. She was the daughter of the late Virgil and Donna Kretz Smith. Debora married John Brinkman on April 28, 1985. She was a very caring and giving lady. She was a big part of the family business, Midwest Engines...
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Pat Brazel
(Obituary ~ 10/21/23)
Dennis "Pat" Brazel, 77, of Scott City left this world Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, leaving behind a legacy of love and dedication that will forever resonate in the hearts of those who knew him. He was born July 5, 1946. For 53 years, Pat was the devoted and loving husband of his soul mate, Caroline Brazel. ...
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Nikki rising
(Column ~ 10/21/23)
Latest RealClearPolitics presidential match-up polling shows Nikki Haley defeating President Joe Biden by 4.3 points, former Presidential Donald Trump winning by 0.7 points and Gov. Ron DeSantis losing by 1 point. Haley is capturing hearts and minds, and this warrants attention...
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Republicans are not a funny national joke
(Column ~ 10/21/23)
The world is going to hell and taking America's wealth, military power and geopolitical influence with it. Thanks to the terrorists of Hamas, we're slowly being pulled deeper into a war in Israel that could set the whole Middle East on fire. And remember the bloody war in Ukraine?...
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Americans learned a financial-crisis lesson. Washington? No.
(Column ~ 10/21/23)
Congress and the Biden administration seem unaware that rising interest rates are about as "transitory" as they told us inflation would be -- meaning, likely to be around for quite a while. Why does this matter? Ask someone who's been enticed by a mortgage with a variable interest rate that starts low and then rises quickly when conditions change...
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State of the city address -- part 3: Economic development
(Column ~ 10/21/23)
My closing installment of the 2023 State of the City focuses on the economic development initiatives going on around the city and how they impact our daily life here. To begin this message, it is important to share some data that has been amassed recently for our city and area...
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CASA holds Red Shoe Dinner
(Community ~ 10/21/23)
Voices for Children/CASA of Southeast Missouri hosted its annual Red Shoe Dinner of Hope event Sept. 28 at Top of the Marq. According to a release from CASA, the event has been a tremendous success over the past 32 years during which the organization has been hosting it...
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Levi L. Lightner: Southern Illinois jurist and public servant
(Community ~ 10/21/23)
Levi L. Lightner purchased two land parcels in 1838 in Alexander County, Illinois. One is opposite Devil's Island along Picayune Chute northwest of Clear Creek (now McClure), which he later called the "home place." The other 480-acre parcel lies east of the modern intersection of Highways 146 and 3 north of Gale on Sexton Creek and was the focus of Lightner's sawmill, store and farming businesses. ...
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Apple time!
(Community ~ 10/21/23)
One of the world's best loved fruits is the apple. Apple trees originated in Asia and were first cultivated there about 1,000 years ago. From a humble beginning the apple tree has been developed over time so much so that today there are over 7,000 different kinds of them. Today apples are grown on most continents of the world...
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Ceremonies matter -- even small ones
(Community ~ 10/21/23)
In one week I officiated two funerals, a wedding and a deacon ordination and attended my first QuinceaƱera. What a week! Four ceremonies each with a distinct purpose. Attending these ceremonies has prompted some reflection on the significance of ceremonies...
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Wrapping up and planning our garden
(Community ~ 10/21/23)
Kind of hard to believe, but fall is here, and winter just around the corner. We have red, yellow and orange peppers in our outside garden, so we've been picking them every few days. Then in our high tunnels, we have a few tomatoes still producing. We had a number of small tomatoes, so Marge cut the stem end out and put them under the broiler until the skins were loose and easy to remove. I've been enjoying them with a little salt...
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Out of the past: Oct. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 10/21/23)
Cape Girardeau has been given the go-ahead to begin work through a state grant aimed at renovating homes in South Cape; in April 1997, the city was awarded a $446,300 community development block grant for the Jefferson-Shawnee Parkway Neighborhood Restoration Project to upgrade 31 or 32 homes; but work was stalled while staff members and members of the state historic-preservation office debated how to handle potentially historic homes in the area...
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