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House report indicates Greitens' campaign lied about donor list
(State News ~ 05/03/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A former campaign aide to Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens testified he was duped into taking the fall when the governor's campaign was trying to explain how it had gotten a list of top donors to a veterans' charity Greitens had founded, according to legislative report released Wednesday...
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Judge nixes request for jury inspection of stairs in Common Pleas Courthouse personal-injury lawsuit
(Local News ~ 05/03/18)
A Stoddard County judge has denied an attorney's motion to have a jury inspect the condition of the Cape Girardeau Common Pleas Courthouse basement stairs when the personal-injury case goes to trial. Judge Stephen Mitchell on Tuesday denied the motion, filed by an attorney for a Cape Girardeau woman, who was injured after falling down the stairs at the courthouse in 2013...
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Part of Lexington Ave. will be totally closed Monday for paving
(Local News ~ 05/03/18)
Several blocks of Lexington Avenue will be closed entirely to through-traffic Monday to allow a contractor to pave the street with asphalt, city engineer Casey Brunke said. Asphalt overlay work on Lexington Avenue will extend from Sherwood Drive to Cape Rock Drive, city officials said in a news release...
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A hot mess: Panelists weigh in on wings, get a little saucy
(Community ~ 05/03/18)
Nick like wing-y (insert Tommy Boy reference) Wings are cool. They can be prepared and finished in a variety of ways; they taste awesome, and are fun to eat. Heck, my wife and I had wings on our first date! Since moving here, our favorite place for wings is Wings Etc. ...
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Harry Rediger: One of the most impactful men in the history of Cape Girardeau
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
Harry Rediger retired as mayor of Cape Girardeau in April 2018 after serving two terms, eight years. Due to term limits, he could not run for re-election. Holding public office capped a long career of business success and community service. For 20 years, Rediger was manager of the JCPenney store at the Cape Girardeau mall, where he also became heavily involved in the community through civic and charitable leadership, top positions in economic development and church and hospital boards. ...
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"This Can Be Art"
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
An online program that teaches coding languages like Java and Python to high school students in developing countries, in their native languages. This is what senior Southeast Missouri State University students and tech start-up team members Faizel Khan, Chandrashekhar Singh, Arham Chowdhury and Prathyush Viswaroopan have been working on developing over the past six months. ...
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Sponsored: Innovation in the Bootheel
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
On 6,500 acres of rented and family-owned land in Stoddard, Scott and New Madrid counties, Laura Hunter Collins and her brother, Will Hunter, carry on the legacy of their grandfather, W.P. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/03/18)
Today is Thursday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2018. There are 242 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On May 3, 1978, spam email was born as Gary Thuerk, a marketing executive for the Digital Equipment Corp. of Maynard, Massachusetts, transmitted an unsolicited sales pitch for a new line of computers to 400 prospective customers on ARPANET, a precursor to the internet; the stunt generated some business, as well as complaints. ...
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Sen. Blunt pushes Pell grants during visit to SEMO University
(Local News ~ 05/03/18)
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., pushed federal Pell grants during a visit Wednesday to Southeast Missouri State University, pointing out he helped secure adding funding for the grants and providing students with access to the grants year round. Pell grants help many students afford college, he told about two dozen students, university and vocational officials and community leaders during a meeting in the Academic Hall Dome Room...
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Marcy's Shoes to close after 40 years in business
(Local News ~ 05/03/18)
Marcy's Shoes, formerly Marcy's Planet Shoes, will close after 40 years in business, owner Marcy Dockins confirmed Wednesday. The company started in Cairo, Illinois, in 1978, Dockins said, when her husband purchased a small shoe store. She didn't know much about the shoe industry, she said, but didn't let that stop her...
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Boy Scouts make room for girls, alter name
(National News ~ 05/03/18)
NEW YORK -- For 108 years, the Boy Scouts of America's flagship program has been known simply as the Boy Scouts. With girls soon entering the ranks, the group says that iconic name will change. The organization on Wednesday announced a new name for its Boy Scouts program: Scouts BSA. The change will take effect in February...
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Memo: Pruitt landlord's husband sought EPA work for client
(National News ~ 05/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- The lobbyist whose wife rented a condo to Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt at $50 a night sought EPA committee posts for a lobbying client, according to a newly released EPA memo. J. Steven Hart's seeking those appointments from his wife's former tenant, Pruitt, shows "the extent to which the special interests providing him with gifts have sought specific favors from EPA in return," said Rep. ...
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Small businesses grapple with maze of conflicting pot laws
(State News ~ 05/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- A low unemployment rate and the spreading legalization of marijuana have led many businesses to rethink their drug testing policies for the first time in decades. A small but increasing number are simply no longer testing for pot. For small businesses, however, how to handle these challenges may be a tougher call than for bigger corporations. ...
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Trump hires Clinton lawyer from impeachment case
(National News ~ 05/03/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday hired a veteran attorney who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment process as the White House shifted to a more aggressive approach to a special counsel investigation that has reached a critical stage...
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Gibson could have future under bankruptcy protection
(Entertainment ~ 05/03/18)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Gibson guitars have been such a fixture in music history Chuck Berry was laid to rest with his, B.B. King affectionately named his "Lucille," and Eric Clapton borrowed one from George Harrison to play the solo on the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."...
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First death reported in romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak
(Community ~ 05/03/18)
NEW YORK -- The first death has been reported in a national food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. The death was reported in California, but state and federal health officials did not provide any other details. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its numbers on the outbreak Wednesday, revealing 121 people had gotten sick in 25 states. At least 52 people have been hospitalized, including 14 with kidney failure, which is an unusually high number of hospitalizations...
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Oysters sicken Californians
(Community ~ 05/03/18)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California health officials say about 100 people statewide have contracted norovirus in the past week after eating raw oysters from British Columbia, Canada. The state Department of Health issued a warning Wednesday about the possible risk of illness from consuming oysters harvested in south and central Baynes Sound...
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Iowa lawmakers approve six-week abortion ban
(National News ~ 05/03/18)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican legislators sent Iowa's governor a bill early Wednesday to ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy, propelling the state overnight to the front of a push among conservative statehouses jockeying to enact the nation's most restrictive regulations on the procedure...
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Police body-camera videos show views of Vegas shooter's room
(National News ~ 05/03/18)
LAS VEGAS -- Some of the first officers to reach the Las Vegas hotel room where a gunman unleashed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history busted in with shields and found his body and assault-style weapons scattered around, according to police body-camera video released Wednesday...
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Nine Puerto Rican Guardsmen killed in final flight of aged C-130
(National News ~ 05/03/18)
PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. -- A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were flying an Air National Guard C-130 into retirement in Arizona when it crashed Wednesday onto a highway in Georgia, and authorities said there are no survivors. The plane crashed onto state Highway 21 moments after taking off from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, narrowly missing people on the ground and sending an orange and black fireball into the sky...
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Firm at center of Facebook scandal to close
(National News ~ 05/03/18)
NEW YORK -- Cambridge Analytica, the Trump-affiliated data firm at the center of Facebook's worst privacy scandal, is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down. The London firm blamed "unfairly negative media coverage" and said it has been "vilified" for actions it says are both legal and widely accepted as part of online advertising...
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Local events for National Day of Prayer
(Editorial ~ 05/03/18)
Today is recognized as the National Day of Prayer, and several churches are working together for special prayer-related services. At 6:30 this evening, a collaborative, four-church event is scheduled at La Croix Church. Pastor Ron Watts of La Croix Church told Southeast Missourian reporter Joshua Hartwig that Thursday's event is scheduled for the evening at 6:30 this year for convenience, but the event has "been going on for quite a few years."...
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Korea and nukes
(Column ~ 05/03/18)
On April 24, President Trump said North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un "has really been very open and I think very honorable based on what we are seeing." Perhaps I have not understood the definition of honorable as stated on vocabulary.com: "The word honorable has to do with people and actions that are honest, fair, and worthy of respect. ...
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Thank you for school support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/03/18)
Dear Chaffee community, Chaffee Elementary School recently took their Map test. This time of year can be very stressful for students and faculty. This year the community supported the students by adopting a classroom. Each business donated treats and a note of encouragement for the students. ...
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'Apprentice' contestant wants tapes for lawsuit vs. Trump
(National News ~ 05/03/18)
NEW YORK -- A former contestant on "The Apprentice" who has accused President Donald Trump of unwanted groping and kissing is seeking footage from the reality TV show as part of her defamation lawsuit against him. Summer Zervos' lawyer, Mariann Wang, said Wednesday she issued a subpoena for any "Apprentice" material featuring Zervos or Trump talking about her or discussing other female contestants in a sexual or inappropriate way...
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Prayer 5-3-18
(Prayer ~ 05/03/18)
O Lord Jesus, we worship you for you are our Mighty Savior. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5-3-18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/03/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 12:23 a.m. on Landgraf Drive; 3:10 a.m. on North Fountain Street; 9:16 a.m. on South Minnesota Avenue; 9:17 a.m. on Doctors Park; 9:19 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 10:34 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 2:07 p.m. on South Broadview Street; 4:32 p.m. on Pioneer Drive; and 11:31 p.m. on North Water Street...
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Out of the past: May 3
(Out of the Past ~ 05/03/18)
The Cape Girardeau City Council agrees to appoint a 10-member task force to examine the issue of public housing in the city and whether to appoint a housing authority; the decision comes after officials with the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People decry a shortage of available low-income housing and publicly funded rental assistance...
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Cloyd Cook
(Obituary ~ 05/03/18)
Cloyd W. Cook, 82, of Patton, Missouri, died Monday, April 30, 2018, at his home. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Little Whitewater Baptist Church in Patton, with the Rev. Don Slatton and the Rev. Jes Stafford officiating. Burial will follow in Pulliam Cemetery near Patton...
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Births 5-3-18
(Births ~ 05/03/18)
Son to Matt Thomas and Heather Joann Sewing of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 9:46 a.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Name, Cole Martin. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Sewing is the former Heather Ward, daughter of Joe and Kim Ward of Oak Ridge and Leslie and Dusty Rhodes of Jackson. She works at A Child's Journey Learning Academy. Sewing is the son of Tom and Debbie Sewing of Jackson. He works at Procter & Gamble...
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Donald Yount
(Obituary ~ 05/03/18)
William Donald Yount, 94, of Cape Girardeau went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 14, 1924, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, to Everett and Lizzie Belle Martin Yount, who preceded him in death...
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Orville Wichern
(Obituary ~ 05/03/18)
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Orville J. Wichern, joined his Lord and Savior on April 27, 2018, at Reunion Plaza Nursing Home at the age of 91. Orville (Willie) was born at Point Rest, Missouri, July 22, 1926, to William and Emma Wehmueller Wichern. He was baptized into the faith the same year. He and Dorothy Abernathy married Nov. 26, 1955, and was a devoted husband for 63 years...
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Lonnie Stanley
(Obituary ~ 05/03/18)
M. Lonnie Stanley, 64, of Scott City died Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kenny Massa officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Barbara Kasten
(Obituary ~ 05/03/18)
URBANA, Ill. -- Barbara Kasten passed away the morning of April 9, 2018, at Carle Hospital in Urbana. Barb was a Christmas baby, born in 1941, daughter of Floyd W. Hoffman and Janet Cook Hoffman in Buffalo, New York. She earned a Ph.D. in early childhood education and taught at Trinity College in Washington, D.C. She loved to travel, defy social conventions and was truly a character with her own unique personality...
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Douglas Hargrove
(Obituary ~ 05/03/18)
Chaffee, Mo. -- Douglas Eugene Hargrove, 63, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Rubbermaid in Jackson. He was born Oct. 16, 1954, in Concord, Arkansas, to the late Billy and Loretta Bracket Hargrove. He and Sharon Smiley married Dec. 18, 1976, and she survives of the home...
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Cape's 'mobile food unit' presence on the rise
(Local News ~ 05/03/18)
With the recent influx of food trucks in Southeast Missouri, officials say there are still guidelines and regulations vendors must adhere to whether they are planning to set up shop at a park or at the local farmers market. Environmental public health specialist Samantha Powers of Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center said even though food trucks are mobile, when it comes down to the "basics" as to what food trucks must have for a preopening and in order to remain open, they do follow the exact same food code as traditional restaurants.. ...
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Document reveals funding source behind Greitens' travel expenses
(State News ~ 05/03/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Documents show a company owned by one of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' biggest financial backers spent nearly $60,000 last year on the governor's travel. The governor also owns a company called J&J Escape LLC, according to financial disclosure forms filed Tuesday with the Missouri Ethics Commission. Greitens used the company to buy a lakeside home in an eastern Missouri resort community, the Kansas City Star reported ...
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Briefly
(State News ~ 05/03/18)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Five men have been convicted of stealing more than 60 firearms from a southeast Missouri gun dealer. The U.S. attorney's office announced Tuesday that Arlandus Howard was found guilty by a jury. The other four men, Demarlon Richardson, Germonde Brunner, Arlandus Howard, Norlando Jackson and Antywan Seawood, pleaded guilty...
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Minimum wage group has enough signatures for ballot
(State News ~ 05/03/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A group calling for a higher minimum wage has turned in signatures for a ballot initiative that would let voters decide the issue. The organization, Raise Up Missouri, said Wednesday it had turned in more than 120,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's office. The group wants a question on November's ballot asking voters to slowly raise the state's minimum wage to $12 an hour...
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Sikeston Rodeo a Boost to Local Economy
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
This isn’t Sikeston’s first rodeo — figuratively and literally. The Sikeston Jaycee’s Bootheel Rodeo recently announced its entertainment lineup for all four nights, August 8-11. The list of performers includes Chris Janson, Brett Young, Justin Moore and Travis Tritt. Add in four nights of rodeo action, and you have more than enough entertainment to enjoy on a hot summer long weekend...
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Building Community Through Experiential Learning
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
Dr. Alberto Dávila will soon become a familiar face to the Cape Girardeau community, as he assumes his role as the new dean of the Donald L. Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University in June. A Brownsville, Texas, native, Dávila spent his teenage years in the metropolitan hub of Mexico City, the major industrial city of Monterrey, Mexico, and the smaller coastal city of Tampico, Mexico, after his family moved for his father’s job. ...
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52 Sprints are Better Than a Marathon
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
This is the Progress Edition of B Magazine, our annual look at what’s moving forward in our regional economy and the businesses that play a vital role. In addition to profiles of businesses doing important work in southeast Missouri, you’ll find stories about workplaces that inspire progress through their culture, environment and people...
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The New Economic Warrior
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
Inside the 121,000 square-foot Cape Girardeau SportsPlex on a Sunday afternoon in April, it’s a whirl of color, energy and sound. Hundreds of girls are playing volleyball, many clad in neon jerseys, hair bows and knee pads. Their talent is impressive. ...
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Satire: Writing to You From the Most ‘Boring’ City in Missouri
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
Social media has been buzzing lately about a study proclaiming that Cape Girardeau is the “most boring city in Missouri.” There’s no need for hand-wringing, though. The real news is that Cape is now large enough to qualify as a “city” under the methodology used by the study’s author, Business Insider. By including Cape Girardeau, Bollinger and Alexander counties, the “Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area” can boast a population of 97,514...
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Sponsored: Cape Chamber Invests in Future Community Leaders
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
Servant leadership. This was Navy SEAL Team 6 member Marcus Capone’s message to approximately 130 young professionals at the Cape Chamber’s first Emerge Young Professionals Summit in March. The day featured local business people’s insight into issues such as collaboration, networking initiating difficult conversations with bosses...
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Sponsored: Cuba Financial: 35 Years of Helping People Achieve Financial Independence
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
The handwritten financial plan Richard Cuba prepared for his family in 1982 hangs on an office wall inside Cuba Financial Group. While still an engineer at Procter and Gamble, the eight yellow pieces of paper detail the financial steps he committed himself to, to reach financial independence within 30 years. The frame hangs as a reminder: great things are possible with a plan in place...
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Sponsored: Montgomery Bank Opens New Conference and Training Center
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
Montgomery Bank needed a central place to gather and train employees from St. Louis to Sikeston, so this past year, they built the Montgomery Bank Conference and Training Center. The impressive facility, located at 526 West Main in Jackson, is a 17,000 square-foot center equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. ...
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Sponsored: What do The Chateau Girardeau and the Marquette Tech District have in common?
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
CPU develops IT strategic plans from an angle of understanding each individual business’ unique needs. “The first step is understanding their business,” says Tom Albertson. “We take an inventory of their current environment, get the state of where things are and then prioritize.”...
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Sponsored: The Path to Zero
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
Every surgery has its risk. So, every patient, before going under, has explained to them the risks particular to the surgery at hand. The patient, if they’re worried, tends to focus on dramatic complications, however unlikely. They tend not to focus as much on the boilerplate stuff like post-operative infections. After all, those are preventable...
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Sponsored: Semo Port Authority — Progress for 2017
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
Semo Port added three new offices and a small conference room to the existing office building. Putz Construction of Jackson, Missouri, was awarded the contract. This will allow for staff expansion in the future and also provide another small meeting place if needed. Building addition was completed in December 2017...
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Mike Van De Ven
(B Magazine ~ 05/03/18)
Southwest Airlines chief operating officer talks business at Codefi PHOTOS BY KASSI JACKSON Mike Van De Ven, Cape Girardeau native and chief operating officer for Southwest Airlines, is “Cape’s best-kept secret.” That’s how Glen Campbell, co-founder of LIDS, introduced Van De Ven on March 8 at Codefi’s Fireside Chat in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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