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Church showcases Nativity collections
(Local News ~ 12/04/17)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cape Girardeau continued its tradition of showcasing hundreds of exotic nativity scenes at their Nativities From Around the World exhibition at the church this weekend. Now in its sixth year, the walk-through exhibit houses more than 500 nativity scenes from nearly 50 countries...
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Goodwill gig: Sounds of the Season benefits cancer-treatment fund for families
(Local News ~ 12/04/17)
Hundreds attended the 22nd annual Sounds of the Season benefit concert Sunday at Cape First church in Cape Girardeau, raising thousands of dollars to support the SoutheastHEALTH Cancer Care Fund. Tickets to the show required a minimum $10 donation to the fund, which goes directly to local families undergoing cancer treatment...
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Rep. Lichtenegger proposes change to term limits
(Local News ~ 12/04/17)
State Rep. Donna Lichtenegger wants to change term limits in Missouri government to allow lawmakers to serve longer in the House and Senate. Lichtenegger has introduced legislation that seeks to amend the Missouri Constitution to allow a maximum of three four-year terms for state representatives and two six-year terms for senators...
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Now a tradition, LFCS marks its 30th annual Holiday Home Tour
(Local News ~ 12/04/17)
The Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri marked the 30th anniversary of its annual holiday home tour Saturday. Six homes were featured this year, with the homeowners opening their doors to the public much of the day. Hundreds of attendees took part, carefully putting on shoe covers before strolling through the homes and admiring the holiday decor. Homeowners played holiday music and lit winter-scented candles to complement the atmosphere...
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Business Notebook: Yule Log Cabin gets home feel honestly
(Business ~ 12/04/17)
If there's one thing Joannie Smith knows, it's celebrating Christmas. Smith, who with her husband Jerry owns The Yule Log Cabin at 7634 Route N in Scott City has been in the Christmas-tree business since 1978 and has had the shop in a cabin for 28 years...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/04/17)
Today is Monday, Dec. 4, the 338th day of 2017. There are 27 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Dec. 4, 1942, during World War II, U.S. bombers struck the Italian mainland for the first time with a raid on Naples. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the dismantling of the Works Progress Administration, which had been created to provide jobs during the Depression...
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Cape church ministers to those with dementia
(Editorial ~ 12/04/17)
If you grew up with old church hymns, you know how those old tunes can soothe the soul. For some, they can stimulate the minds, too. A Cape Girardeau church has designed services to minister to those with dementia. Alzheimer's disease and dementia affect more than 5 million Americans, according to the Alzheimer's Association...
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Prayer 12-4-17
(Prayer ~ 12/04/17)
O Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your son, Jesus, to save us. Amen.
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Speak Out 12-4-17
(Speak Out ~ 12/04/17)
Where are all of the debt and deficit hawks when we really need them? Regarding the Republican tax bill: Give a poor man a dollar and he will spend it. Give a rich man a dollar and he will move it to an offshore account. I miss the good old days when I could turn on my TV and for a half hour or hour and believe that most families out there truly wanted the best for each other, that most people really wanted to help bring about a world better than the one they inherited, and that in the end good did triumph over evil. ...
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Man gets four years in fatal hit-and-run in Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 12/04/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man will spend the next four years in prison for his role in the December 2015 hit-and-run accident that killed a local teenager, Heavenly Grace Hafford. Randel Craig Sparks, who pre-empted his August trial by pleading guilty to the felonies of leaving the scene of a motor-vehicle accident and tampering with physical evidence, was sentenced Friday morning by Judge David Jones in Greene County...
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Murder of good Samaritan nets man a 59-year sentence
(Local News ~ 12/04/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Poplar Bluff, Missouri, man was sentenced Friday to 59 years in prison on multiple felonies, including a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of a good Samaritan who had given him a ride. Joseph Wade Wisdom appeared before Circuit Judge David Jones for sentencing, after having pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful use of a weapon...
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McConnell: No government shutdown this week over immigration
(National News ~ 12/04/17)
WASHINGTON -- Testing the resolve of Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared Sunday there won't be a government shutdown this week over the question of protecting immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, describing it as a "non-emergency" to be addressed next year...
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Opossum breaks into liquor store, gets drunk as a skunk
(National News ~ 12/04/17)
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- An opossum that apparently drank bourbon after breaking into a liquor store sobered up at a wildlife rescue center and was released unharmed. A liquor store employee found the animal next to a broken and empty bottle of bourbon. Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge technician Michelle Pettis said the female opossum appeared disoriented and was excessively salivating and pale. The staff pumped the marsupial full of fluids and cared for it as it sobered up...
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Trump lashes out at own FBI in a series of tweets
(National News ~ 12/04/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack Sunday on the credibility of his FBI, responding to revelations an FBI agent was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian election meddling because of anti-Trump text messages...
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Kushner: Trump still undecided on Israel's capital
(National News ~ 12/04/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has not decided whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital or whether to proceed immediately in moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city. That's according to his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner...
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U.S. charter schools put growing numbers in racial isolation
(National News ~ 12/04/17)
MILWAUKEE -- Charter schools are among the nation's most segregated, an Associated Press analysis finds -- an outcome at odds, critics say, with their goal of offering a better alternative to failing traditional public schools. National enrollment data shows charters are vastly over-represented among schools where minorities study in the most extreme racial isolation...
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'Coco' tops box office for second straight week with $26.1M
(Entertainment ~ 12/04/17)
NEW YORK -- In a sleepy post-Thanksgiving weekend at the box office, Pixar's "Coco" remained the top film for the second straight week. "Coco" again easily led all films with $26.1 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. ...
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Out of the past: Dec. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 12/04/17)
An investigation is underway to determine how a 25-to-30-pound, glazed-clay pylon fell from the top of the closed Marquette Hotel early yesterday; no one was injured when the roof ornament crashed onto Fountain Street. Bungee jumping has come to Cape Girardeau; St. ...
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Mildred Wyman
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Mildred Ida Wyman, 98, of Highland Springs, Virginia, passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, at her home. Mildred was born Nov. 22, 1919, to the late Henry and Lucy “Hill” Gohn. She and Robert “Bob” E. Wyman were united in marriage Oct. 2, 1944, and he passed away Nov. 10, 2004...
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Andrew Remillard
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Andrew "Andy" Remillard, 27, of Phoenix, formerly of Perryville, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in Phoenix. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home...
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Raymond Nunnery
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Raymond E. Nunnery, 83, of McClure passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 14, 1934, in Denton, Missouri, to Nathaniel and Nora Waldrop Nunnery. He served during the Korean War in the U.S. Air Force...
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'Super beans' raise hopes in hunger-prone parts of Africa
(Business ~ 12/04/17)
NWOYA, Uganda -- Richard Opio dipped a dirt-stained hand into the pinkish beans, marveling at the dramatic changes they've made for his family. They used to harvest two sacks of normal beans; now they take in six. The so-called "super bean," a fast-maturing, high-yield variety, is being promoted by Uganda's government and agriculture experts amid efforts to feed hunger-prone parts of Africa...
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Jeanie Lincoln
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
Jeanie Lincoln, 69, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at her home. She was born April 27, 1948, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Melvin "Mac" and Geneva Evelyn Owens Smith. She and Kenny Lincoln married Sept. 19, 1992. He preceded her in death Feb. 29, 2016...
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Business conditions index slips but still shows good signs
(Business ~ 12/04/17)
OMAHA, Neb. -- A business conditions index for nine Midwest and Plains states dropped over the past month but still suggests regional economic conditions are improving, a survey report said Friday. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index slipped to 57.2 in November from 58.8 in October, the report said. The September figure was 58.2...
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Barbara Lewis
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Barbara Lewis, 75, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at Delta South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Sikeston. She was born March 28, 1942, in Bell City, Missouri, daughter of the late Josh and Bertha Mayberry Kneezle. Barbara was of the Baptist faith and had worked for the Daeoc Head Start, and then as a caseworker for the Missouri Division of Family Services before retiring...
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American Airlines vows to take steps against racial bias
(Business ~ 12/04/17)
DALLAS -- Under pressure from the NAACP, American Airlines is promising changes in the way it trains employees and handles passenger complaints about racially biased treatment. The airline announced the steps Thursday after a meeting between CEO Doug Parker and NAACP president Derrick Johnson...
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Franklin Knight
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
Franklin "Frank" Knight, 78, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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UAW caucus nominates Missouri official to be next president
(Business ~ 12/04/17)
DETROIT -- An influential caucus of United Auto Workers leaders on Thursday nominated a regional director from Missouri to become the union's next president. Gary Jones, who leads a regional office near St. Louis, will lead a slate of candidates to be voted on at the union's convention in June. In most cases, candidates are elected after being nominated by the caucus of local union leaders...
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William Kaufman
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
MCCLURE, Ill. — William Eugene Kaufman, 82, of McClure died Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1935, in McClure to John E. and Ellie Mae Burchyett Kaufman. He and Mary Lou Mehrer were married Dec. 28, 1957, in Chester, Illinois, at First Baptist Church. She passed away June 11, 1998...
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Rise of 'hobby farms' means more growers get maimed, killed
(Business ~ 12/04/17)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Phil Jacobs was just a teenager when his parents bought a scenic Kentucky farm with hayfields, forests, creeks, trails and a view of the Ohio River. Decades later, he still spent time there, maintaining the property as a second job and using its campsite for family getaways...
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Hester Gray
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
Hester M. Gray, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. She was born May 6, 1922, in Thebes, Illinois, to John and Dovie Garrett Jackson. She married William Gray. Hester was an operator with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Ray Cook
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ray Cook, 73, of Chaffee passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 27, 1944, in Whitewater, son Roy W. and Stella Avis Hartman Cook. Ray married Betty Thompson McIntosh on July 11, 1992...
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CVS seeks to buy insurance giant Aetna
(National News ~ 12/04/17)
CVS will buy insurance giant Aetna in a roughly $69 billion deal that will help the drugstore chain reach deeper into customer health care and protect a key client, the companies announced late Sunday. CVS Health Corp. will pay about $207 in cash and stock for each share of Aetna Inc. That represents a 29 percent premium to the price of Aetna shares Oct. 25, the day before The Wall Street Journal first reported about the possibility of a deal...
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Daryn Brooks
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
Daryn Eric Brooks, 58, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at his home. He was born Sept. 29, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, son of Don and Mary Allison Brooks. Daryn grew up in Cape Girardeau, graduating from Central High School and then from Southeast Missouri State University with degrees in mass communication and creative writing. He was a talented musician and songwriter. He loved playing his guitar and singing...
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Nancy Brinker
(Obituary ~ 12/04/17)
MAKANDA, Ill. — Nancy Brinker, 84, of Makanda died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois. Graveside inurnment will be at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mound City National Cemetery in Mound City, Illinois. Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Illinois, is in charge of arrangements.
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/4/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/04/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of resisting/interfering with arrest at 724 Broadway. Assaults n Assault was reported at 21 N. Ellis St...
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Joplin officials looking to improve tourism
(State News ~ 12/04/17)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Officials in southwest Missouri hope the results of a tourism study will help them attract more visitors to the Joplin area. Design Workshop of Aspen, Colorado, is conducting the tourism study for Joplin, The Joplin Globe reported. Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau director Patrick Tuttle said the city has to find ways to encourage people to explore the city instead of just stopping for a night...
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Strong start to fundraising effort for Twain properties
(State News ~ 12/04/17)
HANNIBAL, Mo. -- An effort to raise money to improve the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in the author's hometown of Hannibal is off to a strong start. The Hannibal Courier-Post reported just six weeks into the effort, the fundraising campaign already has raised 75 percent of its $600,000 goal. That was aided by an anonymous $100,000 donation...
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St. Louis gun-store burglaries highlight national trend
(State News ~ 12/04/17)
CRESTWOOD, Mo. -- Two recent gun-store robberies in eastern Missouri are the latest examples of a growing national crime trend. Police are investigating gun-shop burglaries last week at Southern Armory in Crestwood and Modern Weapons Systems in High Ridge, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Missouri 'high-risk' state for deer accidents
(State News ~ 12/04/17)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Insurance companies have classified Missouri as one of three states deemed "high-risk" for deer collisions. The other two states considered "high-risk" are Arkansas and Kansas, according to State Farm, which insures between 20 percent and 25 percent of vehicles in Missouri, the Joplin Globe reported...
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Births 12/4/17
(Births ~ 12/04/17)
Daughter to Colton Jeffery and Kadra Elizebeth Bailey of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:44 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Name, Raegan Dianne. Weight, 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Bailey is the former Kadra Hindman, daughter of Sandy Hindman of Dexter, Missouri, and Kelly Hindman of Advance, Missouri. She is store manager at Family Video. Bailey is the son of Faith Bailey and Kent Bailey of Zalma, Missouri. He is employed by Nestle Purina...
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Cape Girardeau County agenda 12/4/17
(Local News ~ 12/04/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of Nov. 30 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 12/4/17
(Local News ~ 12/04/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of regular meeting 11/20/2017 n Financial affairs n Monthly bills Action items n Power and light committee n Consider a motion extending a contractual agreement with the Cape Girardeau Area Magnet, per existing contract terms...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 12/4/17
(Local News ~ 12/04/17)
Study session, 5 p.m., today Items for discussion n Discussion about amending the code of ordinances regarding dangerous buildings n Humane Society of Southeast Missouri 2016-2017 financial report and budget...
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THE 29TH ANNUAL MISS MISSOURI OUTDOORS STATE TOURISM PAGEANT
(Submitted Story ~ 12/04/17)
THE 29th ANNUAL MISS MISSOURI OUTDOORS STATE TOURISM PAGEANT WAS HELD DECEMBER 2, 2017 AT THE JACKSON CIVIC CENTER. THE MISS MISSOURI OUTDOORS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE MISSOURI TOURISM, HISTORIC SITES, CONSERVATION, SCENIC WATERWAYS, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS...
- Evening Optimist Club supports Shop with a Hero (Submitted Story ~ 12/04/17)
- CCPA Donates $1000 to Shop with a Hero (Submitted Story ~ 12/04/17)
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Emmett 'Butch' Bounds proves Indian artifacts still can be found in area
(12/04/17)
Emmett "Butch" Bounds has an interesting array of items in his Cape Girardeau home with unexpected stories to match. "See this cannonball right here?" Bounds says, lifting a 20-pound ball of metal, the biggest of three. "I got this cannonball from a local couple here in town for a pack of cigarettes."...
- Simple goodness (12/04/17)
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Inflicted and infested with modern medicine
(12/04/17)
** About R. W. Weeks: ** Rob is a retired Southern Illinois University instructor who lives on his family's farm in Union County Illinois. His mother Joan, who is a nice person, lives in Cape Girardeau.
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Millersville resident Jeff Bollinger lives his dreams after rare cancer diagnosis
(12/04/17)
It's a common practice at Thanksgiving to go around the table before or after the meal, so everyone can share what it is they are most thankful for that year. This Thanksgiving, it wasn't just the oft-spoken God and family Jeff Bollinger was grateful for, but a different group. Without doctors and scientists unraveling treatment for his type of cancer, he wouldn't be here today...
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Judi Lawrence leans on faith during and in aftermath of Perryville tornado
(12/04/17)
Judi Lawrence is thankful to be alive. She survived the tornado that ripped through parts of Perryville, Missouri, on Feb. 28. "I was upstairs watching a movie, and my daughter texted me and said I should get on the KFVS weather app," she says. "I saw [the bad weather] was getting mighty close, so I went downstairs to my furnace room. ...
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Safe food preparation strategies to save your holidays
(12/04/17)
By Brandpoint Think of the holiday season and answer this question: The holidays are the only time of year I do ... what? Maybe it's the only time of year you set up a Christmas tree, hang mistletoe, travel to a certain destination or stay up all night to go Black Friday shopping. For many, the holidays are also the only time of year that you prepare the traditional holiday meal...
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Area locals stay sharp and active with Irene's Country Dancers classes
(12/04/17)
Irene Reynolds has taught line dancing for 22 years. She got her start with dancing as a teenager, though. Her family would go to local dances on Saturday nights, and she learned to dance by dancing with others who "had the patience to work with [her]." Years later, she was a member of The Country Club Line Dancers. ...
- Column: My best year (12/04/17)
- Books for the children in your life (12/04/17)
- Delicious Reading: 'Monkey Bars' and 'The Girl Who Ate Everything' (12/04/17)
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TBY Dec. 17 - a look back
(12/04/17)
G.D. Fronabarger ~ Southeast Missourian archive Christmas tree lot Published Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1959, pg. 7 Members of the Optimist Club unloaded 2,000 holiday trees the night of Dec. 1, 1959, on a West Broadway Christmas tree lot, where the club conducted its annual tree sale. From the left are Elmore Kassel, David Hawkins, Frank Lewis, Virgil Chirnside and a truck driver, Charles Hager. The trees were shipped in a boxcar, then taken by truck to the lot...
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Pat Blackwell celebrates 90th birthday, extensive career in jazz music
(12/04/17)
As music continues to change faster by the year, many yearn for the big band sounds of early popular music. Before the days of rock 'n' roll, jazz music dominated local airwaves. Pat Blackwell grew up with her ear to the radio, listening to hits by legends like Tommy Dorsey and Duke Ellington...
- Age Spots: So what exactly do you do? (12/04/17)
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Don't let stress dull the holiday sparkle with these simple tips
(12/04/17)
For many, the pressure of the holiday season can be enough to wear away the glitter and magic. Some 62 percent of American adults define their stress as "very or somewhat" elevated over the holidays, says research cited by Harvard Medical School's Department of Neurobiology...
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