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Business notebook: Man's cheesecake whim becomes a full-time vocation
(Business ~ 06/26/17)
It started as a hobby, but being the Cheesecake Ninja now is Greg Franklin's full-time gig. "The cheesecake thing was a total accident," he said. He was a music promoter who tried making a cheesecake on a whim. He came across a photo and recipe for cheesecake online and tried to replicate it...
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Trump: Not 'that far off' from passing health overhaul
(National News ~ 06/26/17)
WASHINGTON -- Making a final push, President Donald Trump said he doesn't think congressional Republicans are "that far off" on a health overhaul to replace "the dead carcass of Obamacare" and signaled last-minute changes were coming to win enough support for passage...
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Bone-marrow donor event Tuesday may help two area boys
(Local News ~ 06/26/17)
A joint blood drive and bone-marrow donor registration event in Jackson aims to help two area boys with serious medical conditions. The event, from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Jackson Civic Center, 381 E. Deerwood Drive in Jackson, will honor Wyatt Hill, of Friends of Wyatt, and Wade Wachter, of Wade's World...
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Custom cuts: Local hairstylist provides free haircuts to special-needs children
(Local News ~ 06/26/17)
Local hairstylist Chrissie Shay, nicknamed The Hair Wizard, works magic for local families by providing free haircuts to special-needs children. Shay's "Special Sunday" events dedicate an entire day to special-needs families, giving each haircut a full hour to ensure the children remain as comfortable and relaxed as possible...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/26/17)
Today in History Today is Monday, June 26, the 177th day of 2017. There are 188 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 26, 1917, the first troops of the American Expeditionary Force deployed to France during World War I landed in St. Nazaire...
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Speak Out 6-26-17
(Speak Out ~ 06/26/17)
I feel the need to respond to a recent Speak Out comment that presumed to speak for the whole town. Cape Girardeau has a fantastic library. I don't know when this person was there but it is always full of patrons taking advantage of this magnificent facility. ...
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Prayer 6-26-17
(Prayer ~ 06/26/17)
Father God, grant us wisdom and may we have the courage to do what is right. Amen.
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Balloon experiment a great opportunity to learn
(Editorial ~ 06/26/17)
Southeast Missouri State University launched a couple of test weather balloons last week in collaboration with Space Center Houston-Manned Space Flight Education Foundation. The test mission was to prepare for the launch of two such balloons in August before the solar eclipse event at Southeast. The launch of the balloons in August will be at noon on Aug. 21, the day of the eclipse, at Houck Field...
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Emma McDaniel
(Obituary ~ 06/26/17)
Emma Jane McDaniel, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 24, 2017, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 9, 1928, in Carbondale, Illinois, to Willie and Pearl (Pearman) Lewis. She and Edward Eugene McDaniel were married May 11, 1946. He died Feb. 29, 2004...
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Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents agenda 6/26/17
(Local News ~ 06/26/17)
Academic Hall, Board of Regents room 900 Normal Ave. Regular meeting, 9:30 a.m. today n Approval of Minutes of May 12, 2017, open session Report Item n University president's report Action items n Tour of Grauel Building upon adjournment Open session agenda...
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Out of the past: June 26
(Out of the Past ~ 06/26/17)
A longstanding debate over whether to elect Cape Girardeau City Council members from wards rather than at-large has resurfaced; Larry Godfrey, an unsuccessful council candidate earlier this year, has initiated a petition drive asking the council to change to ward elections...
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Missouri boy with genetic disorder deemed honorary officer
(National News ~ 06/26/17)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A northwestern Missouri boy with a rare genetic disorder fulfilled his dream of being a police officer. Fifteen-year-old Dylan Golden's former elementary-school principal, the St. Joseph Police Department and the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office teamed up to make him an honorary officer, the St. Joseph News-Press reported...
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Oklahoma's 'Pioneer Woman' builds media empire on the Plains
(Community ~ 06/26/17)
PAWHUSKA, Okla. -- Growing up in an Oklahoma town she considered too tiny, Ree Drummond sought the bright lights of a city and headed west for Los Angeles. She never dreamed the journey would send her back to the plains of northeast Oklahoma, to a place with even fewer lights where she's become known and built a brand as "The Pioneer Woman."...
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Transplanted: Large Idaho sequoia tree finds new home
(National News ~ 06/26/17)
BOISE, Idaho -- A large sequoia tree with a history rooted in conservation was standing in the way of progress. On Sunday, it was moved. More than a century after it was planted as a sapling in a doctor's yard in Boise, Idaho, the 10-story tree was shifted across the street to make way for a hospital expansion...
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AP analysis shows how gerrymandering benefited GOP in 2016
(National News ~ 06/26/17)
The 2016 presidential contest was awash with charges the fix was in: Republican Donald Trump repeatedly claimed the election was rigged against him, while Democrats accused the Russians of stacking the odds in Trump's favor. Less attention was paid to manipulation that occurred not during the presidential race, but before it -- in the drawing of lines for hundreds of U.S. and state legislative seats...
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Forest fire in Spain threatens renowned national park
(International News ~ 06/26/17)
BARCELONA, Spain -- A forest fire in southern Spain forced the evacuation of at least 1,000 people and is threatening a national park famous for its biodiversity and endangered species, authorities said Sunday. The flames advancing east have reached the Donana Nature Reserve, one of Spain's most important wildlife sanctuaries and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994...
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Over 150 dead as overturned fuel truck explodes in Pakistan
(International News ~ 06/26/17)
BAHAWALPUR, Pakistan -- Alerted by an announcement over a mosque's loudspeaker an overturned tanker truck had sprung a leak, scores of villagers raced to the scene with fuel containers Sunday to gather the oil. Then the wreck exploded, engulfing people in flames as they screamed in terror...
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All samples from high-rise towers fail fire safety tests
(International News ~ 06/26/17)
LONDON -- The list of high-rise apartment towers in Britain that have failed fire-safety tests grew to 60, officials said Sunday, revealing the challenge the government faces in the aftermath of London's Grenfell Tower fire tragedy. All of the buildings for which external cladding samples so far were submitted failed combustibility tests, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said...
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Italy giving 5.2B euros in resources to keep 2 banks open
(International News ~ 06/26/17)
ROME -- The Italian government on Sunday made 5.2 billion euros ($5.8 billion) of resources immediately available to keep operative two banks the European Central Bank has deemed "failing or about to fail," sending them into insolvency procedures. Premier Paolo Gentiloni defended the swift action by the government as vital for ensuring Italy's slow economic recovery isn't derailed by a "disorderly" failure of Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza...
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Takata files for bankruptcy, overwhelmed by air-bag recalls
(Business ~ 06/26/17)
Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., overwhelmed by lawsuits and recall costs related to its production of defective air bag inflators that are linked to the death of at least 16 people. The company announced the expected action this morning Tokyo time. Takata confirmed most of its assets will be bought by rival Key Safety Systems, based in suburban Detroit, for about $1.6 billion...
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Kansas jury awards $218M to farmers in Syngenta GMO suit
(Business ~ 06/26/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas federal jury on Friday awarded nearly $218 million to farmers who sued Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its introduction of a genetically engineered corn-seed variety. Syngenta vowed to appeal the verdict favoring four Kansas farmers representing roughly 7,300 growers from that state in what served as the first test case of tens of thousands of U.S. ...
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Uber adds option to tip drivers as it heads in new direction
(Business ~ 06/26/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Uber is enabling passengers to tip its U.S. drivers with a tap on its ride-hailing app for the first time, part of a push to recast itself as a company with a conscience and a heart. Besides the built-in tipping option announced last week, Uber is giving drivers a chance to make more money in other ways, too...
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Amazon aims to be the dressing room in your house
(Business ~ 06/26/17)
NEW YORK -- Amazon is hoping to claim more territory once held by department stores, essentially placing a dressing room in your house. The company, which has been making a big push into selling clothes, is testing a new service that lets members of its Prime program try on styles before they put items on their charge card -- at no upfront fee...
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Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance
(National News ~ 06/26/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tens of thousands of people waving rainbow flags lined streets for gay-pride parades Sunday in coast-to-coast events that took celebratory and political tones, the latter a reaction to what some see as new threats to gay rights in the Trump era...
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People on the move 6/26/17
(Business ~ 06/26/17)
Coulton Becker has been named architectural intern at Dille Traxel Architecture in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The Williamsville, Missouri, native is attending the University of Missouri- Columbia. "We are thrilled to have Coulton interning with us this summer as he possesses excellent skills," said Ben Traxel. "We are excited for his future."...
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Man catches teen falling from park ride: 'It's OK to let go'
(Entertainment ~ 06/26/17)
NEW YORK -- Matthew Howard Sr. was just leaving a New York amusement park Saturday evening with his family when he heard someone scream for help. He looked up to see a young girl dangling about 25 feet off the ground from a slow-moving gondola ride. Her little brother sat next to her in the green two-person pod, crying hysterically, saying he couldn't hold on...
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Fisher finds camera, returns it to owner
(National News ~ 06/26/17)
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A man fishing in the Tennessee River reeled in a waterlogged camera, then used social media to track down its owner in Florida. Nate Wilson on June 10 reeled in the algae-covered camera Alex Mansur accidentally dropped during a vacation five years ago. Wilson found the memory card and uploaded the images to Facebook in hopes of finding the camera's owner. Eight hours later, one of Mansur's cousins in Tennessee called him...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/26/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/26/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday. n Medical assists were made at 12:39 a.m. on Lexington Avenue; 3:09 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 6:37 a.m. on Delwin Street; 9:38 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 12:33 p.m. on Independence Street; 4 p.m. on North Fountain Street; and 11:36 p.m. on Good Hope Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/26/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/26/17)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n David J. Scates, 36, no address given, was arrested at 45 S. West End Blvd. on suspicion of domestic assault. n Keith E. Williams Jr., 33, no address given, was arrested at South Park Avenue and Bloomfield Street on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest...
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Jim Lohr
(Obituary ~ 06/26/17)
Jim Loren Lohr, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial with full military honors will be at Cape County Memorial Park...
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Births 6/26/17
(Births ~ 06/26/17)
Son to Wy'Mane Christopher and Alexandria Pearl Brown of Mounds, Illinois, Southeast Hospital, 7:42 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Name, Xa'Mien Christopher. Weight, 7 pounds, 15 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Brown is the former Alexandria Welch, daughter of Angela Welch and Raymond Welch of Mounds. She is a registered nurse with Southeast Hospital. Brown is the son of Lolita Houston of Cairo, Illinois. He is a student...
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Emil LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 06/26/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Emil “Tony” LeGrand, age 82, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. On June 22, 1957, he married Mary Frances (Bollinger) LeGrand at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, Missouri. He was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sikeston...
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Illinois could be 1st state with 'junk' credit due to budget
(State News ~ 06/26/17)
CHICAGO -- Illinois is on track to become the first U.S. state to have its credit rating downgraded to "junk" status, which would deepen its multibillion-dollar deficit and cost taxpayers more for years to come. S&P Global Ratings has warned the agency likely will lower Illinois' creditworthiness to below investment grade if feuding lawmakers fail to agree on a state budget for a third straight year, increasing the amount the state will have to pay to borrow money for things such as building roads or refinancing existing debt.. ...
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Mizzou libraries seeks book donations amid budget cuts
(State News ~ 06/26/17)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri Libraries, responding to the loss of millions of dollars in its budget, is asking book lovers for some help. Two weeks ago, library officials posted a website with a wish list of more than 400 books they hoped to buy for the libraries but are not able to because of budget cuts. The website gives willing donors a way to buy specific books for teaching and research...
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Die-In at Senator Blunt's office in Cape
(Submitted Story ~ 06/26/17)
Citizens gathered at Senator Roy Blunt's on Monday June 26. We expressed our anger at the proposed senate health care law. We believe the citizens of Missouri will be irreparably harmed should this bill pass. The poor and elderly will suffer and Medicaid losses will cause hospitals to close. It will impact the insurance of those who get this through their employment. Lifetime maximums will be reimposed. Essentials health benefits will be lost...
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