Name: David R. Allen
Lives in: Cape Girardeau
Family: Wife Geneva, a son attending Mizzou and daughters in Kansas City, Mo.
Job: Pastor at St. James AME Church.
What do you like most about the area? The people and the river.
Favorite food: Food!
Favorite TV show: Anything on the History Channel.
Best advice: Never curse the rain if you drink the water.
Person you most admire: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What would you do if you won the lottery? Spend it.
Pet peeve: People who don't use their turn signal and grocery cashiers who fail to ask if you'd like paper or plastic.
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