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Old Town Cape to celebrate eighth annual Small Business Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/24/17)
Editor's note: The following story first appeared in November's issue of Business Today. In the nick of time for local shoppers, Small Business Saturday will be recognized Saturday in Cape Girardeau. The annual event is marking its eighth year and will put local small businesses at the forefront...
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Annual holiday parades, festivities planned for area communities starting Sunday
(Entertainment ~ 11/24/17)
The gradual addition of garland on light posts, bows, wreaths and bells along downtown streets in the area hinted the Christmas season fast was approaching. The ambiance they provide will be heightened in the coming days and weeks as Christmas parades frolic along routes and parks light up, putting the holidays in full swing...
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Deal Finder brings 'unique' shopping to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 11/24/17)
A deep-discount department store with new, brand-name merchandise has its grand opening Friday, just in time for holiday shopping, said owner Justin Fulbright. Fulbright, who with his wife Athena also owns The Andrew Jackson Bridal Co. in Cape Girardeau, said they're always looking for a new venture, and this idea has been with him for a couple of years since he visited a store such as this in another state and found it "addicting."...
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Cape police take steps to reduce violent crime; steps include new focus on rental properties
(Local News ~ 11/24/17)
Cape Girardeau police will take steps to reduce violent crime, including adopting an international program designed to address illegal activity on rental properties, police chief Wes Blair said. Blair outlined the plan earlier this week at a City Council study session...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/24/17)
Today is Friday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2017. There are 37 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 24, 1917, nine members of the Milwaukee police department and two civilians were killed when a bomb exploded inside a police station. (The suspicious-looking package was brought to the station by a local resident after it was discovered outside a church; anarchists were suspected, but the culprits were never caught.)...
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Giving back is important part of holidays
(Column ~ 11/24/17)
Black Friday is followed by Small Business Saturday, which precedes Cyber Monday, and many businesses remain open on Thanksgiving! As the newspaper becomes burgeoned with flyers and the airwaves promote holiday sales, it is easy to get caught up in the season of spending, rather than the original spirit of giving thanks and giving back...
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Giving Thanks in Islam
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/24/17)
Thankfulness is an excellent virtue. When we are thankful, we show gratitude to others. In Islam, we give thanks constantly, by praying to God before performing any action, no matter how big or small. Muslims thank Him when they pray the obligatory five daily prayers, and also constantly in their hearts throughout the day and night...
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A sane verdict on college algebra, and a hibiscus joint
(Column ~ 11/24/17)
Sometimes the news reports you read, see and hear provide a moment of amusement. That was certainly the case recently when I read a story about college algebra and, later, another story about a misidentified plant. Let's do the math first. Many, many, many years ago, when I was in high school, I took a general math course and then an algebra class. Both were taught by Mr. DeSpain, who had a way of explaining numbers in a way I actually understood. I made decent grades, as I recall...
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A festive kick off to the Christmas season downtown
(Editorial ~ 11/24/17)
It's Black Friday, the unofficial kickoff of the Christmas season, and Downtown Cape Girardeau is ready to celebrate. The new lights along Main Street are attractive and bring a new freshness to downtown. One of our favorite Christmas features in all of Cape Girardeau is the fun window display at Hutson's Fine Furniture, a must-see tradition...
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Prayer 11-24-17
(Prayer ~ 11/24/17)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for loving us and giving the gift of salvation. Amen.
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George Avakian, jazz producer and scholar, dies at 98
(Entertainment ~ 11/24/17)
NEW YORK -- George Avakian, a Russian-born jazz scholar and architect of the American music industry who produced essential recordings by Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and other stars, has died at age 98. Avakian's daughter, Anahid Avakian Gregg, confirmed her father died Wednesday morning at his home in Manhattan. No further details were immediately available...
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TransCanada: More than 24K gallons of oil recovered from spill
(National News ~ 11/24/17)
AMHERST, S.D. -- Trans- Canada Corp. said it has recovered more than 24,000 gallons of oil from the site of a pipeline leak discovered last week in South Dakota. The company said 24,450 gallons of oil had been recovered as of Wednesday. TransCanada's Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil on agricultural land in Marshall County, South Dakota...
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Bread made of insects to be sold in Finnish supermarkets
(International News ~ 11/24/17)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- One of Finland's largest food companies is selling what it claims to be a first: insect bread. Markus Hellstrom, head of the Fazer group's bakery division, said Thursday one loaf contains about 70 dried house crickets, ground into powder and added to the flour. The farm-raised crickets represent 3 percent of the bread's weight, Hellstrom said...
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Las Vegas pot dispensaries offer Black Friday deals
(National News ~ 11/24/17)
LAS VEGAS -- Big-box stores won't be the only ones offering discounts to shoppers in Las Vegas this Black Friday. Marijuana dispensaries are rolling out deals, too. More than 40 dispensaries in the Sin City area will offer discounts on marijuana flower products, edibles such as chocolates, and concentrates, the Las Vegas Sun reported Wednesday. This will be the first Black Friday since legal sales of recreation marijuana began in Nevada...
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Tech firms scrounging for skilled workers training their own
(National News ~ 11/24/17)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Some information technology companies are growing so concerned about their inability to find enough digital talent, they're training their own. IBM, Amazon and Microsoft all now have apprenticeship programs that pay workers while they train for jobs demanding hard-to-find IT skills. ...
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Out of the past: Nov. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 11/24/17)
Heavy rains last week caused the Mississippi River here to rise 7 feet since Sunday; it is expected to push the river above flood stage later this week for the first time since July 1990, although no serious flooding is expected. Southeast Missouri State University plans to renovate two of its four high-rise Towers dormitories in a move designed to completely change living space within the residence halls; the $11 million project will mark the first renovation of the Towers complex since its construction 25 years ago.. ...
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Viola Trankler
(Obituary ~ 11/24/17)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Viola Mary Blattel Trankler, 95, of New Hamburg died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Michael Casteel officiating...
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Cletus Reutzel
(Obituary ~ 11/24/17)
Cletus Reutzel, 88, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 5, 1929, in his family's house in Marble Hill, Missouri, son of Otto and Dora Reutzel. Cletus and Louella Stephens were married Dec. 25, 1953, in Lutesville, Missouri, and she passed away Oct. 15, 2014...
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Sadie Mosley
(Obituary ~ 11/24/17)
Sadie Mosley, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Margaret Farrow
(Obituary ~ 11/24/17)
Margaret Farrow, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. Family and friends may gather from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment will follow in McClains Chapel Cemetery...
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Herbert Buchheit
(Obituary ~ 11/24/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Herbert R. Buchheit, 104, of Perryville died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, at Holiday Residential in Perryville. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, with an American Legion wake at 3 p.m...
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Mark Brewer
(Obituary ~ 11/24/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mark Steven Brewer, 60, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at Evelyn House in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kevin Barron officiating. Burial in will be in Home Cemetery...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/24/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/24/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released to the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Tabitha A Bond, 38, of Scott City was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for stealing under $500 (shoplifting)...
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Missouri school district sued over alleged sexual misconduct
(State News ~ 11/24/17)
MONETT, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri father has filed a lawsuit alleging his daughter was sexually assaulted by a classmate on a school bus trip a year ago. The lawsuit alleges Monett School District and Monett High School officials didn't report the assault to law enforcement and didn't protect the alleged victim, the Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Missouri right-to-work law headed for public vote
(State News ~ 11/24/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Following a review, Missouri's Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has certified a new right-to-work law will be put to a public vote next year. Aschroft on Wednesday certified the measure after his office, and local election officials verified enough registered voters signed a petition to get it on the ballot...
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St. Louis day care hopes to end cycle of poverty
(State News ~ 11/24/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis day-care center hopes to break the cycle of poverty by providing services for parents and children. SouthSide Early Childhood Center offers free resources such as health and developmental screenings for children, and classes for parents, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Ships, aircraft search Philippine Sea for 3 missing in crash
(International News ~ 11/24/17)
TOKYO -- U.S. and Japanese ships and aircraft were searching in the Philippine Sea on Thursday for three sailors missing since a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed a day earlier. Eight people were rescued about 40 minutes after the crash of the C-2 Greyhound transport aircraft Wednesday afternoon, the Navy said. They were taken aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and were in good condition...
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Clinic's incense therapy triggers fire alarm
(International News ~ 11/24/17)
BERLIN -- A reported fire in a Hamburg basement turned out to be a false alarm after firefighters determined the smell of burning came from an alternative therapy being used at a neighboring gynecological clinic. The fire department said Thursday they received a call at lunchtime Wednesday about a strong burning smell from the basement of a clothing store. ...
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Sound heard in missing Argentine sub likely was 'explosion'
(International News ~ 11/24/17)
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina -- An apparent explosion occurred near the time and place an Argentine submarine went missing, the country's navy reported Thursday, prompting relatives of the vessel's 44 crew members to burst into tears and some to say they had lost hope of a rescue...
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Myanmar, Bangladesh sign agreement on Rohingya refugees
(International News ~ 11/24/17)
BANGKOK -- Myanmar and Bangladesh signed an agreement Thursday covering the return of Rohingya Muslims who fled across their mutual border to escape violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Myanmar announced the agreement but provided no details on how many Rohingya refugees would be allowed to return home. Bangladesh said the repatriations are to begin within two months...
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Congressional Russia probes likely to head into 2018
(National News ~ 11/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- Some Republicans are hoping lawmakers soon will wrap up investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election that have dragged on for most of the year. But with new details in the probe emerging almost daily, that seems unlikely. Three congressional committees are investigating Russian interference and whether President Donald Trump's campaign was in any way involved. ...
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Zimbabwe asks if new leader, a Mugabe ally, can bring change
(International News ~ 11/24/17)
JOHANNESBURG -- Zimbabwe's incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa, known as the Crocodile, is seen as a smart, ruthless politician, and many question whether he will be able to bring the change the country craves. "We are witnessing the beginning of a new, unfolding democracy," the 75-year-old announced Wednesday upon his return to the country, two weeks after his firing by longtime mentor Robert Mugabe led to the president's downfall...
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Flynn lawyers end talks with Trump team
(National News ~ 11/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- A lawyer for former national security adviser Michael Flynn has told President Donald Trump's legal team they no longer are communicating with them about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference...
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Franken's rising political star obscured by accusations
(National News ~ 11/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- "Many of you have jobs, many of you have families," Sen. Al Franken told Democratic leaders gathered on the eve of a hotly contested governor's election in Virginia. After an expectant pause, he leaned into the microphone and added, "Ignore them."...
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Barton to go mum over disclosed photo, citing probe
(National News ~ 11/24/17)
WASHINGTON -- Suggesting he's a victim of revenge porn from a jilted lover, Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas said he plans to go silent about the release of a nude photo of him online because police are investigating the disclosure as a possible crime against him. Authorities have not confirmed an investigation...
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Bannon insurgency stresses loyalty to Trump, not policy test
(National News ~ 11/24/17)
WAUKESHA, Wis. -- Wisconsin Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson, a consultant for Fortune 500 companies, doesn't look much like the renegade outsiders whom political strategist Steve Bannon says he's recruiting for his war on the Republican establishment...
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As shoppers mobilize on Thanksgiving, retailers branch out
(National News ~ 11/24/17)
NEW YORK -- Shoppers are hitting the stores on Thanksgiving and will be finding some surprises: toys and TVs at J.C. Penney, Barbies at Best Buy, kitchen appliances like wine refrigerators at B.J.'s. As the holiday shopping season officially kicked off Thursday, retailers are counting on a lift from a better economy...
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Best Best: Vivaldi's Gloria scheduled at River Campus
(Entertainment ~ 11/24/17)
The University Choir and Choral Union will join the Southeast Missouri Symphony to perform this Baroque masterpiece at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau. Additional masterpieces and holiday favorites also will be performed. Tickets are available at the River Campus box office, by calling (573) 651-2265 or online at RiverCampus.org...
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The top-selling CDs at P-Mac Music from Nov. 13 to Nov. 17
(Entertainment ~ 11/24/17)
NO. 1 Greta Van Fleet: "From the Fires" NO. 2 Kid Rock: "Sweet Southern Sugar" NO. 3 Robert Plant: "Carry Fire" NO. 4 Jimmy Buffett: "Buried Treasure" NO. 5 Tim McGraw and Faith Hill: "The Rest of Our Life"
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Macy's Thanksgiving parade revels on amid tight security
(Entertainment ~ 11/24/17)
NEW YORK -- The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featured balloons, bands, stars and heavy security in a year marked by attacks on outdoor gathering spots. With new faces and old favorites in the lineup, the Americana extravaganza made its way through 2 1/2 miles of Manhattan on a cold morning...
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Smooth sailing so far on $7.5M makeover of Pilgrim ship
(Entertainment ~ 11/24/17)
PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- If you're a fan of the Mayflower II, here's something that will float your boat. A year after craftsmen embarked on an ambitious effort to restore the rotting replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620, the work "is going really great," project manager Whit Perry said...
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Artifacts for 11/24/2017
(Entertainment ~ 11/24/17)
This musical tells the story of rock 'n' roll icon Buddy Holly through his short yet spectacular career and features the classic songs "Peggy Sue," "That'll Be The Day," "Not Fade Away," "Oh Boy," Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba," The Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" and many more. ...
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Nancy Kieffer
(Obituary ~ 11/24/17)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Nancy Kieffer, 62, of Ste. Genevieve died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Dec. 26, 1954, in Cape Girardeau. Nancy graduated from Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau, and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in art from Southeast Missouri State University. She was an avid gardener, enjoyed being a homemaker, and was a devout Christian...
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