EMERSON TO ADDRESS FRIDAY COFFEE

U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, will discuss the farm bill, Medicare and other congressional matters Friday at 7:30 a.m. as guest speaker at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee at Drury Lodge. He will discuss what Congress has done this year and will talk about the Contract With America, which includes 10 specific pieces of legislation, including a balanced-budget amendment, welfare reform and economic growth...