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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda for Dec. 4, 2023
(Local News ~ 12/04/23)
City of Jackson mayor and Board of Aldermen Regular meeting 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 Adoption of agenda n Motion adopting the regular meeting agenda. Approval of minutes n Motion approving the minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, Nov. 20 Financial affairs...
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Woman arrested after alleged incident at SEMO residence hall
(Local News ~ 12/04/23)
A woman was arrested Saturday, Dec. 2, after an alleged incident Thursday, Nov. 30, at Merick Residence Hall on the Southeast Missouri State University campus. Brittany N. Murphy, 31, of Cape Girardeau was arrested after an investigation by SEMO's Department of Public Safety, according to a news release from the university's Marketing and Communications Department on Saturday...
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Christmas Church Tour of Scott County set for next week
(Local News ~ 12/04/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Several local churches will once again take part in a Christmas church tour in Sikeston and Scott County. Individuals will have the opportunity in just two weeks to see area churches decked out for the Christmas season. The Christmas Church Tour of Scott County will take place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, and include a free, open-house style self-guided tour for anyone to travel at their leisure...
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Students get down to business at Jackson job fair
(Business ~ 12/04/23)
Students poured into the Jackson Senior High School Events Center like a wave, filtering among the various booths and displays to learn more about potential job opportunities. This was the Job Opportunities in Business event, or JOB, where some might learn about the careers they'll embark on for the rest of their lives...
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Cape Girardeau man traveled world, met stars with airline
(Local News ~ 12/04/23)
As a reservation agent for United Airlines, Charles Pickett, 83, had the privilege of flying all over the world. Growing up in Cape Girardeau, Pickett said he never dreamed he'd get to see all the places he saw on movie screens. Sometimes he even got to meet the stars of those movies, as well...
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Jackson ALDI sets grand opening events
(Business ~ 12/04/23)
A grand opening for the ALDI store in Jackson at 2502 E. Jackson Blvd. is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. The first 100 customers will receive a gift bag of ALDI products and a gift card as part of the company's ALDI Golden Ticket giveaway program. All shoppers will be able to enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a $500 ALDI gift card during the grand opening weekend from Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 10...
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Sponsored: Shop Local: Wish Boutique
(Shop Local ~ 12/04/23)
Christmas is a time to be thankful and gather with family & friends, celebrating old traditions & making new ones to cherish forever. We hope you’ll make Wish Boutique part of your holiday tradition and let us help fill your holiday needs; so you have more time to relax and enjoy the holiday fun...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 4, the 338th day of 2023. There are 27 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Dec. 4, 1956, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins gathered for the first and only time for a jam session at Sun Records in Memphis...
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Prayer 12-4-23
(Prayer ~ 12/04/23)
O Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your son, Jesus, to save us. Amen.
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America, France and the free market
(Column ~ 12/04/23)
It's fashionable to claim that the free-market ideas of Nobel-laureate economist Milton Friedman have failed the country, and that it's time for new policies. Campaigning in 2020, Joe Biden declared that "Milton Friedman isn't running the show anymore." More recently, New York Times columnist David Leonhardt noted that people like Friedman promised that the free market "would bring prosperity for all. It has not."...
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No, Henry Kissinger was not a war criminal
(Column ~ 12/04/23)
Henry Kissinger, the great American statesman who has died at age 100, stands accused by his critics of many things, but perhaps the most outlandish is that he bears responsibility for the killing fields of Pol Pot's Cambodia. Implementing a radical communist vision drawn from Mao and especially the Cultural Revolution, Pol Pot and his comrades killed roughly a quarter of the country's population through execution and starvation resulting from forced collectivization and population transfers...
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SEEDS was high impact event with good information shared
(Editorial ~ 12/04/23)
The Southeast Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Symposium (SEEDS) held last week in Cape Girardeau featured several fascinating discussions on key business issues that will impact this region and nation in the years ahead. Organized by the Harrison College of Business & Computing at Southeast Missouri State University and the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, the half day conference featured a panel discussion on health care in Southeast Missouri featuring four executives of leading facilities in the area; a presentation by senior economist Charles Gascon of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. ...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 12/04/23)
For the members of our community, that attitude helps us get through the last month of the year. What has been a long year of change and transition and challenges and uncertainty, that opportunity to be inspired is everything. ...
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Restaurants among business license applications
(Business ~ 12/04/23)
Two restaurants are among the new business license applications received by the City of Cape Girardeau's Community Development Department recently. n On Nov. 21, Jose Dimas Rivera Reyes of Cape Girardeau applied for Reyes Restaurant. This establishment would be located at 1448 N. Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Perryville chambers news
(Business ~ 12/04/23)
Local chambers of commerce are hosting a variety of events in the next week: n Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a Women's Network Open Social from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. The event costs $10 to $20 to attend, with $5 off for chamber members. It will take place at Rusted Route Farms, 5739 Route W in Jackson...
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Ribbon-cutting
(Business ~ 12/04/23)
The Cat & The Hound Balanced Pet Care pet supply store at 1737 N. Kingshighway. in Cape Girardeau will host a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8.
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Ginny Smith named CGCTA executive director
(Business ~ 12/04/23)
The five-member board of the Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority (CGCTA) selected Ginny Smith to become its new executive director effective Friday, Dec. 1. Smith has served as director of operations/safety management for Fredericktown, Missouri-based Southeast Missouri Transit System since June 2015; she is also their chief operations officer...
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New cardiologists at SoutheastHEALTH
(Business ~ 12/04/23)
SoutheastHEALTH announced the hiring of two new cardiologists Friday, Dec. 1. Ali Umair Farooq, MD and Munis Raza, MD, Cardiology are affiliated with Southeast Heart, Lung and Vascular. Farooq completed his medical training at Nishtar Medical College in Multan, Pakistan, where Raza also completed his medical degree...
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Gas prices steady nationally, declining locally
(Business ~ 12/04/23)
The fuel prices for regular gasoline in 15 states have now fallen to below $3 a gallon. The nationwide average for a gallon of regular gasoline remains $3.25 from last week. In Missouri, however, the average price has declined from $2.85 to $2.80...
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3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Ballistics missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military said. The Iranian-backed Houthis claimed two of the attacks...
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Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
KALAUPAPA, Hawaii -- Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged, black rock shores that glisten under the Pacific's pristine waters...
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Ukrainian spy agency stages train explosions on Russian railroad in Siberia, Ukrainian media say
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's spy agency staged two successive explosions on a railroad line in Siberia that serves as a key conduit for trade between Russia and China, Ukrainian media reported Friday. The attacks underscored Moscow's vulnerability amid the war in Ukraine...
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Group of swing state Muslims vows to ditch Biden in 2024 over his war stance
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
CHICAGO -- Muslim community leaders from several swing states pledged to withdraw support for U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday at a conference in suburban Detroit, citing his refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Democrats in Michigan have warned the White House that Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war could cost him enough support within the Arab American community to sway the outcome of the 2024 presidential election...
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Pope Francis says he's doing better but again skips window appearance facing St. Peter's Square
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
VATICAN CITY -- For a second Sunday, an ailing Pope Francis skipped his popular window appearance to the public in St. Peter's Square, but in televised remarks said he's doing better even though his voice wouldn't let him read all his comments aloud...
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NerdWallet: 5 steps to creating financial boundaries during holidays
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
Marketing ads, family functions and holiday gift-giving culture can make it feel impossible not to spend, or for some, overspend. According to a 2023 survey from NerdWallet, around half of Americans (52%) incurred credit card debt when shopping for gifts during the holidays last year, and almost a third (31%) of them still haven't paid it off...
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Teen girls being victimized by deepfake nudes; 1 family pushing for more protections
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are advocating for better protections for victims after AI-generated nude images of the teen and other female classmates were circulated at a high school in New Jersey. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, officials are investigating an incident involving a teenage boy who allegedly used artificial intelligence to create and distribute similar images of other students -- also teen girls -- that attend a high school in suburban Seattle...
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Kyiv investigates allegations Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers
(International News ~ 12/04/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian officials on Sunday launched an investigation into allegations that Russian forces killed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers -- a war crime if confirmed -- after grainy footage on social media appeared to show two uniformed men being shot at close range after emerging from a dugout...
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Health officials: Flu on rise while RSV infections may be peaking
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
NEW YORK -- Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit children and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday. COVID-19, though, continues to cause the most hospitalizations and deaths among respiratory illnesses -- about 15,000 hospitalizations and about 1,000 deaths every week, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Lacking counselors, schools turn to booming business of online therapy
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
Trouble with playground bullies started for Maria Ishoo's daughter in elementary school. Girls ganged up, calling her "fat" and "ugly". Boys tripped and pushed her. The California mother watched her typically bubbly second-grader retreat into her bedroom and spend afternoons curled up in bed...
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Israel expands Gaza ground offensive, says efforts in south will be 'no less strength' than in north
(International News ~ 12/04/23)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- The Israeli military said Sunday its ground offensive had expanded to every part of Gaza, and it ordered more evacuations in the crowded south while vowing that operations there against Hamas would be "no less strength" than its shattering ones in the north...
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The AP Interview: Ukraine's Zelenskyy says war with Russia in new phase as winter looms
(National News ~ 12/04/23)
KHARKIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces...
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Vernon 'Lamar' Gilliland
(Obituary ~ 12/04/23)
Vernon "Lamar" Gilliland, 93, of Jackson passed away, with his family by his side, on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 7, 1930, in Gipsy, Missouri, the son of Jasper Newton and Flora Stilts Gilliland...
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Out of the past: Dec. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 12/04/23)
Superintendents at two Missouri school districts have been named finalists for the top school job in Cape Girardeau; Dan Steska, superintendent at Arcadia Valley R-II District in Iron County, and David G. Smith, superintendent at Excelsior Springs District near Kansas City, will be in Cape Girardeau next week to meet with faculty, staff and the public...
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