- St. Mary's Cathedral holds Good Friday service (Local News ~ 03/30/24)
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/30/24)
Today is Saturday, March 30, the 89th day of 2024. There are 276 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.; also wounded were White House press secretary James Brady, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and a District of Columbia police officer, Thomas Delahanty...
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Out of the past: March 31
(Out of the Past ~ 03/30/24)
Preserving Cape Girardeau's historic resources is a daunting task because so many elements of historic architecture and design are scattered around the city; but a historic preservation study recommends creating conservation zones or districts to help preserve the historic sites in Cape Girardeau; 24 people attend a public hearing at City Hall to learn more about the plan; if Cape Girardeau adopts a conservation zone approach, it could be one of the first communities in the state to do so...
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Buds everybody loves
(Column ~ 03/30/24)
The season for the beautiful redbud tree is about to end for this spring. In Southeast Missouri the redbud blossoms have been especially pretty this year. I've seen many trees with limbs covered with blossoms like the cluster I have photographed here. Redbud blossoms appear up and down the limbs of this wonderful, small tree before its leaves appear...
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Senior Center Menus for April 1-5
(Community ~ 03/30/24)
Cape Girardeau/Scott City Monday: Chicken Parmesan with pasta and sauce or cabbage roll with mashed potatoes, Italian-blend veggies, garden salad, garlic bread and chilled pears or fresh-baked cookies. Tuesday: Pepper steak with peppers and onions or poppyseed chicken, brown rice, Lima beans, Mediterranean veggies, whole-grain hot roll and spiced peaches or caramel-iced yellow cake...
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Adopt Hamilton 3-30-24
(Community ~ 03/30/24)
Hamilton is turning 7 this year and has never been adopted. If you have room in your heart and home for Hamilton or any other pet, visit us at 359 Cree Lane near Jackson any weekday or weekend from 8 a.m. to noon. Visitors are always welcome to play with our pets.
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Club news 3-30-24
(Community News ~ 03/30/24)
Town & Country Minutes The Town & country FCE club met Thursday, March 14 in the home of Sue Jones. The club had its annual international meal on the country of Malaysia. Members made authentic dishes from that country. The food was delicious. After the meal Mary Klaproth, president, called the business meeting to order...
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Is Christ your king?
(Column ~ 03/30/24)
Did you know that there is a phrase that is trending on social media that does not mean what you and I might think it means? The phrase, "Christ is King", is being used to express antisemitism. You have to consider who the people are who are using the phrase. Many of them are not Christ followers. Christians might repost the phrase without realizing how it is being misused...
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The hope of Easter
(Column ~ 03/30/24)
The week leading up to Easter is one of the most significant in the Christian calendar. Beginning with Palm Sunday in which a crowd enthusiastically welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem only to conclude with another crowd condemning him to death. Easter, the third day, celebrates Jesus' resurrection from the dead. ...
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Songs that lift us up
(Column ~ 03/30/24)
I've always enjoyed music. Dad could play the guitar and fiddle and the juice harp. Most of what he could play was old-time dancing songs that they played in barn dances and such. About all I could do was twang on the juice harp. Was fun. Probably chipped a few front teeth in the journey. We've bought the boys a juice harp, but they were cheap ones. I need to do some checking and see what a good one would cost. Probably only one that would hear me twanging on it would be Grace...
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Police report 3-30-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/30/24)
Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Walnut Street. n A warrant arrest was reported...
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Fire report 3-30-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/30/24)
Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 27 n Medical assists were made at 10:41 a.m. on North Main Street; 11:29 a.m. on North County Park; 2:20 p.m. on Doctors Park drive; 5:22 p.m. on Quince Street. n At 11:19 a.m., fire alarm on Beavercreek drive...
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In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday rituals
(International News ~ 03/30/24)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the limestone walls of Jerusalem's Old City, commemorating one of the faith's most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war...
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Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa's deadly roads
(International News ~ 03/30/24)
MMAMATLAKALA, South Africa (AP) -- An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of pilgrims making their way to a popular Easter festival in rural South Africa slammed into a bridge on a mountain pass and plunged more than 150 feet into a ravine before bursting into flames, killing all 45 others onboard...
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Obama, Clinton and big-name entertainers help Biden raise a record $26 million for his reelection
(National News ~ 03/30/24)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some big names from the entertainment world teamed up Thursday night to deliver a rousing New York embrace of President Joe Biden that hauled in a record-setting $26 million-plus for his reelection campaign...
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Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman remembered as 'mensch' who bridged political divides
(National News ~ 03/30/24)
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Former Vice President Al Gore and other politician dignitaries remembered the late Joe Lieberman Friday as a "mensch" who both bridged partisan political divides and wasn't afraid to go against mainstream political currents, during a packed funeral service for the four-term U.S. senator...
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Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case
(National News ~ 03/30/24)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump and eight other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia on Friday submitted a formal application to appeal a judge's ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case...
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Americans can tell the difference between rosy economic data and reality
(Column ~ 03/30/24)
The economy is growing, unemployment is low, wages are up, and inflation is down. However, the American people remain grumpy about the state of the economy. This puzzle was just investigated by four economists. They found that people often know that something is wrong even if statistics don't reflect the problem. In this case, people are perceiving that inflation is still, in fact, high.
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Money In the Right Pockets
(Column ~ 03/30/24)
Hi y’all! Several weeks ago, I took time in my weekly column and on the Senate floor to talk about the importance of doing the leg work and having the conversations if legislators want to get their bills approved by the General Assembly and on to the governor’s desk. I am pleased to say that I walked the walk, did the work and now a very beneficial bill is on the verge of heading to the Missouri House of Representatives.
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Tough to support Jackson tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/30/24)
The Jackson School Board needs a tax increase to fund salaries and other district needs. I would gladly vote for this if the county would freeze property tax rates like the Missouri legislature granted counties to do.
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I'm voting no on Cape tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/30/24)
Most people I know favor robust police and fire departments with employees being well paid. They feel as well they deserve more pay. Raising taxes on the citizens of Cape seems to be the only remedy the council can come up with.
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Don't increase property tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/30/24)
Regarding April 2 ballot for Cape Girardeau tax increase: From 2010 to 2022 my property tax ranged from $1,756 to $1,773, same house. It increased just under 1% in those 13 years. Suddenly, it went to $1,922 for 2023 – an increase of 8.4%! Now they want to raise it even more? No!
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Prayer 3-30-24
(Prayer ~ 03/30/24)
O Lord Jesus, we sing praises to you for you are the name above all names. Amen.
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History repeats itself
(Column ~ 03/30/24)
It happened the same way it always does. I was in the County Commission Minutes index book at the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center in Jackson, researching a simple question -- when was the Cape Special Road District formed? -- and stumbled into a whole other story that ties in beautifully to some current events. ...
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Out of the past: March 30
(Out of the Past ~ 03/30/24)
The recent rescue of the pilot of a downed American stealth fighter in Yugoslavia triggered memories for ex-Marine Matthew Morton; the 24-year-old Jackson man knows about rescuing pilots in the Balkans; Morton, then a lance corporal, was part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit that rescued Air Force Capt. ...
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