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Senators consider automatic tax hikes if revenue falls short
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans are considering a trigger that would automatically increase taxes if their sweeping legislation fails to generate as much revenue as they expect. It's an effort to mollify deficit hawks who worry tax cuts for businesses and individuals will add to the nation's mounting debt...
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Plan proposes trails, bike-lane projects to connect Cape, Jackson
(Local News ~ 11/28/17)
A recently unveiled regional plan envisions a biking/pedestrian trail that would connect Cape Girardeau and Jackson. The Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) is seeking public input on the 161-page document. The North Jackson-Cape Trail, which would extend 6.25 miles, and cost an estimated $5 million to $8.75 million, the plan said...
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A glorious sound at Bedell Performance Hall
(Local News ~ 11/28/17)
Members of the University Choir and Choral Union perform Vivaldi's "Gloria" on Tuesday with the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra at Bedell Performance Hall. The concert drew 855 people.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2017. There are 33 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 28, 1942, fire engulfed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing 492 people in the deadliest nightclub blaze ever. (The cause of the rapidly-spreading fire, which began in the basement, is in dispute; one theory is that a busboy accidentally ignited an artificial palm tree while using a lighted match to fix a light bulb.)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
Today is Saturday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2017. There are 22 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 9, 1892, "Widowers' Houses," Bernard Shaw's first play, opened at the Royalty Theater in London. On this date: In 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," was published in England...
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Letter to President Trump: Drop the Ball
(Column ~ 11/28/17)
I like a president with some fight in him, and President Donald Trump certainly has plenty of that. One of the common criticisms about former President George W. Bush was that he wasn't willing to push back. A criticism about former President Barack Obama was that he was too interested in being liked around the world to raise a fuss. President Trump cannot be accused of either, but is he choosing his battles wisely?...
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Wonderland of events, activities scheduled
(Editorial ~ 11/28/17)
Christmas season has kicked off with shopping, Christmas Parades, light displays, Nativity scenes and the first sightings of Santa. But if you've missed some of the seasonal happenings, fear not. For behold, we bring you good tidings of great events for the next several weeks...
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Harry Potter-themed town celebration draws droves of muggles
(Entertainment ~ 11/28/17)
NEWTON, N.J. -- Wizards and muggles turned out in droves for a Harry Potter-themed celebration in a small community, so much so the town now is looking to turn it into an annual event. Spring Street in Newton was transformed Saturday into Diagon Alley, the magical market from the J.K. Rowling book series...
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Meredith buying Time Inc. for about $1.8 billion
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
NEW YORK -- Magazine and broadcasting company Meredith is buying magazine publisher Time for about $1.8 billion, with help from the billionaire Koch brothers, to bulk up on readers as the publishing industry navigates the difficult transition to digital from print...
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Out of the past: Nov. 28
(Out of the Past ~ 11/28/17)
Testing the market for the product, the Southeast Missourian publishes a Saturday edition, the first of five such editions; the Saturday newspapers, which will continue through the end of the year, will feature a revised front-page design and expanded use of color photographs and graphics...
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Jean Pokracki
(Obituary ~ 11/28/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jean Dianne Pokracki, 80, of Marble Hill died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at the chapel. Inurnment will be at a later date...
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Wayne Myers
(Obituary ~ 11/28/17)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Wayne Myers, 84, of O'Fallon died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jimmie Corbin officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Mary Rose James
(Obituary ~ 11/28/17)
Mary Rose James, 76, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at The Lutheran Home. She was born March 1, 1941, in Jackson, to the late Elmer and Dorothy Rose Palisch. Mary Rose and Earl W. James were married Sept. 30, 1962, in Cape Girardeau...
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Paul Henderson
(Obituary ~ 11/28/17)
ANNA, Ill. -- Paul E. Henderson, 86, of Anna died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, at home. He was born July 22, 1931, in Olive Branch, Illinois, the son of Jake and Cleta Fisher Henderson. He married Geraldine Holman. She preceded him in death in 2003...
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Billy Goodman
(Obituary ~ 11/28/17)
Billy Leslie Goodman was born April 2, 1927, in Fornfelt to Elves Lesley and Ethel Viola Young Goodman. He died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, in Sacramento, California. He was educated in the Illmo schools and joined the Marine Corps in 1945, retiring as a gunnery sergeant in 1965...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/28/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/28/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of domestic assault and endangering the welfare of a child in the 2800 block of Themis Street...
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Trump to speak Wednesday in St. Charles
(State News ~ 11/28/17)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- President Donald Trump will be in St. Charles for a speech Wednesday, his second visit to Missouri in three months. The speech announced Monday comes as Trump and other Republicans seek tax reform. The House passed a $1.5 trillion bill and Senate GOP leaders hope to pass their bill this week. The package blends a reduction in top corporate and business tax rates with more modest relief for individuals...
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State seeks public input into future of 3 new state parks
(State News ~ 11/28/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri State Parks officials are asking for public input into the future of three new state parks that have not been used because Gov. Eric Greitens' administration believes they were purchased without sufficient public input...
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Two injured in rollover crash Monday in Jackson
(Local News ~ 11/28/17)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Jackson Fire Rescue respond to a two-vehicle rollover crash between a GMC Yukon and Ford Expedition near the intersection of highways 72 and 34 on Monday afternoon in Jackson. Two passengers from the Expedition were transported to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
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Dancing ballerinas help kick off Christmas at White House
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Ballerinas leaping to the strains of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" helped launch Christmas at the White House, featuring a traditional decor Melania Trump chose for her family's first holiday season in the White House. The first lady's theme is "Time-Honored Traditions," a nod to 200 years of holiday celebrations at the executive mansion...
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Shoppers take to their phones for Cyber Monday deals
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
NEW YORK -- Weeks of deals didn't stop people from heading online to shop on the Monday after Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday was on track to become the biggest U.S. online shopping day ever, according to Adobe Analytics, the research arm of software maker Adobe. Nearly $3.4 billion had been spent online as of 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, up about 17 percent from a year ago, Adobe said...
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High court leaves in place Nebraska funeral protest law
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is leaving in place a Nebraska law that bars protests around funerals. Nebraska enacted the law in 2006. It prohibits protests near a cemetery, mortuary or church from one hour before the beginning of a funeral to two hours after...
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Men cleared of terrorism ties in high-profile border case
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
PHOENIX -- The arrests of six Middle Eastern men caught entering the United States illegally from Mexico two years ago set off alarm in border states and in some right-wing blogs and other media outlets. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey called it a matter of national security and invoked the Islamic State group in a statement calling for stepped-up border security in response to the arrests. ...
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Justices ponder need for warrant for cellphone tower data
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Like almost everyone else in America, thieves tend to carry their cellphones with them to work. When they use their phones on the job, police find it easier to do their jobs. They can get cellphone-tower records that help place suspects in the vicinity of crimes, and they do so thousands of times a year...
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Effort to oust Trump name, management in luxury Panama hotel
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Owners of the Trump International Hotel in Panama are working to strip President Donald Trump's name from the 70-story building and fire the hotel management company run by Trump's family. The property once paid at least $32 million to associate with Trump...
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Replacing lymph nodes to ease painful legacy of cancer care
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Breast cancer treatment left Susan Wolfe-Tank with an arm too painfully swollen to lift anything heavy or fit into her usual clothing -- a debilitating condition that gets little attention and has no cure. Desperate, the Wisconsin woman traveled hundreds of miles to seek a delicate operation -- replacing under-arm lymph nodes lost in cancer surgery -- as a small but growing number of hospitals offer microsurgical attempts at relief from lymphedema that help some patients but not all.. ...
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California farmworker unions win battle to ensure contracts
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court handed a victory to organized farm labor Monday in a lawsuit that pitted the union launched by iconic labor leader Cesar Chavez against one of the largest U.S. fruit farms. In a unanimous ruling, the high court in the nation's leading agricultural state upheld a law that aims to get labor contracts for farmworkers whose unions and employers do not agree on wages and other working conditions...
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Pope dives into Rohingya crisis upon arrival in Myanmar
(International News ~ 11/28/17)
YANGON, Myanmar -- Pope Francis opened a diplomatically fraught trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh on Monday by immediately diving into the crisis over Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims: He met with the country's military chief before beginning the official program of his trip...
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Two fight for control of consumer watchdog; judge yet to rule
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- With emails, tweets and doughnuts, the two dueling acting directors battled for control of the nation's top financial watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on Monday. Leandra English, who was elevated to interim director of the bureau late last week by its outgoing director, sent staff an email offering Thanksgiving wishes...
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Franken apologizes and sees long fight for trust
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Al Franken apologized Monday to "everyone who has counted on me to be a champion for women" as the Minnesota Democrat fought to bolster his support with his first Capitol public appearance since being drawn into a wave of sexual harassment accusations buffeting Congress...
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Prince Harry, actress Meghan Markle to wed next year
(International News ~ 11/28/17)
LONDON -- Newly engaged Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Monday lifted the secrecy that had shrouded their 18-month romance, revealing they met on a blind date, bonded during a camping trip under the stars in Botswana, and Harry proposed over a roast chicken dinner at their London home, getting down on one knee to pop the question...
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Conservative group linked to woman who falsely accused Moore
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
NEW YORK -- A conservative group known for undercover investigations has been linked to a woman who falsely told The Washington Post that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore impregnated her as a teenager, the newspaper reported. Moore has been accused of instances of sexual misconduct. But the Post determined one accuser who approached the newspaper earlier in the month, identified as Jaime Phillips, made up a fake story likely designed to embarrass the newspaper...
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Indonesia volcano forces mass evacuation, shuts Bali airport
(International News ~ 11/28/17)
KARANGASEM, Indonesia -- Indonesian authorities ordered 100,000 people to flee Monday from an erupting volcano on Bali that forced the island's international airport to close, stranding large numbers of travelers. Mount Agung has been hurling clouds of white and dark gray ash about 9,800 feet into the atmosphere since the weekend, and lava is welling up in the crater, sometimes reflected as a reddish-yellow glow in the ash plumes. Its explosions can be heard about 7 1/2 miles away...
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Trump won't stump for Moore, yet blasts Dem foe
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
WASHINGTON -- Playing all sides in the Alabama Senate race, President Donald Trump made it known Monday he won't set foot in the state on behalf of embattled Republican Roy Moore, even as he intensified his insistence voters must never elect Moore's Democratic foe...
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Dictionary.com chooses 'complicit' as its word of the year
(Community ~ 11/28/17)
NEW YORK -- Russian election influence, the widening sexual-harassment scandal, mass shootings and the opioid epidemic helped elevate the word "complicit" as Dictionary.com's word of the year for 2017. Look-ups of the word increased nearly 300 percent over last year as "complicit" hit just about every hot button from politics to natural disasters, lexicographer Jane Solomon said ahead of Monday's formal announcement of the site's pick...
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Cape man gets 20 years for unprovoked attack that left victim with hearing loss
(Local News ~ 11/28/17)
A Cape Girardeau man known for his violent past was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday for what prosecutors describe as a “knockout game”-style assault. Ryan P. Harkey was sentenced to 20 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after being found guilty of first-degree assault, a Class A felony. The jury came back with a guilty plea Sept. 27. A Class A felony requires the offender to serve a minimum of 85 percent of his sentence...
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Maryland educator to deliver keynote speech at King dinner
(Local News ~ 11/28/17)
Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County and an advocate for educational success in science and technology for black people and others, will present the keynote address at Southeast Missouri State University's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner on Jan. 17 in the Show Me Center...
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Prayer 11/28/17
(Prayer ~ 11/28/17)
O Lord God, thank you for eternal salvation through your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Speak Out for 11/28/17
(Speak Out ~ 11/28/17)
Wendy Rust is the crown jewel of Cape Girardeau. The lighting on Broadway is almost nonexistent. It is not a welcoming sight for visitors and creates a dangerous situation for those walking after dark. Why is all of the money poured into Main and not shared on Broadway?...
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Births 11/28/17
(Births ~ 11/28/17)
Daughter to Phillip Devin Traughber and Meghan Blaire Ervin of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 10:13 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. Name, Kyra Ivy. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Ervin is the daughter of Glenna Ervin of Cape Girardeau and the late Ferrell Ervin. Traughber is the son of Kaki Beasley of Cape Girardeau and Phillip Traughber of Coppell, Texas. Ervin and Traughber are self-employed...
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Firefighters work for hours to free man stuck in trash truck
(National News ~ 11/28/17)
PHILADELPHIA -- Officials said it took firefighters over two hours to free a man who wound up stuck in a trash truck's compactor section. Firefighters used ladders to get into the vehicle so they could remove bags of trash to reach the man. The ordeal happened outside The Kintock Group home, which serves as an interim stop before state and federal prisoners are released. A prisons department spokeswoman said no one was missing from a roll call. The man was taken to a hospital...
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Charlene King-Barton
(Obituary ~ 11/28/17)
CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. -- Charlene Shell King-Barton, 81, of Crystal City passed away Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, at St. Anthony's Medical Center. She was born Sept. 3, 1936, in Dongola, Missouri, the daughter of Norman and Rita Sample Shell. Charlene had been a homemaker and also had worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. She was a member of Good News Community Church in Crystal City. She had been a lifelong volunteer at Mercy Hospital in Crystal City...
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Open House at Mississippi Valley Therapeutic Horsemanship
(Submitted Story ~ 11/28/17)
We will be hosting an Open House at Mississippi Valley Therapeutic Horsemanship on Dec 2 from 11 am- 2 pm. Visitors can come tour the facility and watch demonstrations to see what we do at the therapy barn. We will also be decorating Christmas ornaments and enjoying crock pot lunches for a donation...
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Benefits of Switching to an Electric Car
(Submitted Story ~ 11/28/17)
Five students from Central Junior High School's Challenge class: Lucy Cook, Cassie Schmidt, Madison Morris, Matthew Concho, and Cade McNeely, are currently working on the second part of the Lexus Eco Challenge. The Lexus Eco Challenge is a national competition through Scholastic. ...
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