Bill Emerson- 'a roads-and-bridges man'

Sunday, December 14, 2003

Cape Girardeau's new Mississippi River bridge is named for the late congressman Bill Emerson, who sang off-key in the privacy of his car but was in tune with Southeast Missouri voters during his 16 years in office.

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