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Finding a path to Cairo
(Local News ~ 12/19/18)
Travis Lappe helps his crewmate load a walkway onto the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat Pathfinder as they prepare to head to Cairo, Illinois, on Tuesday as dawn breaks over the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau.
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Jackson aldermen mull possible use-tax measure for April ballot
(Local News ~ 12/19/18)
Jackson leaders are considering the possibility of placing a use-tax measure on the April 2 ballot. City leaders have discussed a use tax before: At the October retreat for city staff and elected officials, a vote on a use tax was set as a 2019 priority...
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Cape school officials propose upgrades to two elementary schools, construction of a prekindergarten center
(Local News ~ 12/19/18)
Upgrades to Alma Schrader and Jefferson elementary schools and construction of a centralized prekindergarten center are among the projects Cape Girardeau school officials hope to fund with an April bond issue. The school board voted Monday to adopt a proposed master facilities plan detailing these and other projects, including an indoor aquatic center...
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Dogwood Social House: Patel's dynamic entertainment venue to open in January in Cape
(Local News ~ 12/19/18)
Andy Patel — ambitious businessman and owner of the Cape Catfish baseball team — has transformed what former high schoolers may remember as where prom was held into a dynamic and flexible food and entertainment venue for all ages. It even includes three bowling lanes and a cigar room...
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'The Illusionists' to perform at Show Me Center in April
(Local News ~ 12/19/18)
“The Illusionists: Live from Broadway” will appear April 28 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, according to a news release. Cape Girardeau is part of the show’s North American tour in 2019. The show will include multiple magic tricks, death-defying stunts and “acts of breathtaking wonder” performed by six illusionists...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/19/18)
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2018. There are 12 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 19, 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached by the Republican-controlled House for perjury and obstruction of justice (he was subsequently acquitted by the Senate)...
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Students gain tech experience with coding league
(Editorial ~ 12/19/18)
More and more local youth are becoming tech-savvy thanks to an after-school Youth Coding League that introduces computer programming. Some 250 middle-school students are participating, working through Google's CS First curriculum, which includes themes on music, sound and game design, using the Scratch programming language, according to recent reporting by Marybeth Niederkorn...
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A return to peace and goodwill
(Column ~ 12/19/18)
Peace on earth, goodwill to men. This single phrase has its origins in the Gospel of Luke as part of the message delivered by the angels to the shepherds announcing the birth of Jesus. Known as the Annunciation to the Shepherds, the angelic message is central to the nativity, giving hope to mankind with the arrival of the son of God...
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Out of the past: Dec. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 12/19/18)
A Nativity pageant, with live stable animals, is presented twice in the evening on the parking lot of Hanover Lutheran Church, 2949 Perryville Road; the pageant is presented by members of the Youth Group and Men's Club of the church; the Christmas story is narrated by Pastor Jeff Sippy, while it is acted out by the characters in the pageant...
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Dianne Surface
(Obituary ~ 12/19/18)
Dianne Lynne Surface, 72, of Delta passed away Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center in Bertrand, Missouri, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 29, 1946, in Gideon, Missouri, to the late Lonnie and Wanda Lou Harford Hodges. She married Jerry Ray Surface on March 14, 1965, and he preceded her in death Sept. 30, 1999...
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Bruce Penrod
(Obituary ~ 12/19/18)
Bruce Wayne Penrod, 64, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 20, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, son of Clinton "Junior" and Kathryn M. Craft Penrod. He and Becky L. Besher were married July 5, 1975. She survives...
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Todd Lohmann
(Obituary ~ 12/19/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Todd Lee Lohmann, 48, of Perryville died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, while working on the family farm that he loved. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church...
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Bill Huey
(Obituary ~ 12/19/18)
Charles William "Bill" Huey, 73, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 14, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to the late Thomas and Justine Hengst Huey, and he grew up in the Egypt Mills area. He and Judy Keller were married Sept. 14, 1968, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville...
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Judith Holcomb
(Obituary ~ 12/19/18)
Judith Holcomb, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at her home. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Mark Martin officiating. A private burial will be at Holcomb Family Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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French to offer police bonuses
(International News ~ 12/19/18)
PARIS -- Seeking to soothe police forces demanding improved working conditions, the French government Tuesday proposed giving $340 bonuses to officers deployed to the aggressive and disruptive protests that started last month. French President Emmanuel Macron committed to the idea of protest duty pay earlier this month. The government's offer came a day after two police unions announced work slowdowns to protest staffing and other budget issues...
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Trump's safety panel seeks to revoke discipline rules
(National News ~ 12/19/18)
The Trump administration Tuesday moved to roll back an Obama-era policy meant to curb racial disparities in school discipline but critics say left schools afraid to take action against potentially dangerous students. The recommendation was among dozens issued in a new report by Trump's federal school safety commission, which was formed in response to a Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 students and staff members were killed...
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Administration bans bump stocks
(National News ~ 12/19/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration moved Tuesday to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, and has made them illegal to possess beginning in late March. The devices will be banned under a federal law prohibiting machine guns, according to a senior Justice Department official...
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UK preparing for 'no-deal' Brexit as impasse lingers
(International News ~ 12/19/18)
LONDON -- Britain's government ramped up preparations Tuesday for the possibility the country could leave the European Union in 101 days without a divorce deal -- putting soldiers on standby and warning thousands of businesses and millions of households to get ready for the worst...
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Truce brings hope for Yemen, but peace could prove elusive
(International News ~ 12/19/18)
SANAA, Yemen -- A cease-fire Tuesday halted months of heavy fighting in Yemen's port city of Hodeida, raising hopes the latest U.N.-led peace efforts can end the civil war and alleviate the world's worst humanitarian crisis. But the truce in the Red Sea city remains fragile, and it's unclear whether the Saudi-backed government and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels can reach a wider peace agreement despite mounting international pressure to end the war...
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Flynn sentencing on hold
(National News ~ 12/19/18)
WASHINGTON -- Michael Flynn's wait was almost over. The former national security adviser, about to be sentenced for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russians, appeared confident he was about to walk out of court a free man Tuesday morning. He had, after all, spent the past year cooperating with prosecutors, who recommended no prison time...
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Grocery delivery, with no human drivers, is underway
(National News ~ 12/19/18)
The nation's largest grocery chain is trying to leap into the driverless delivery market, announcing Tuesday it is now ready to bring milk, eggs and apples to some customers' homes in a vehicle with nobody at the wheel. Although limited to delivering within about a mile of one Arizona supermarket, it represents the latest step for industries trying to lower delivery costs of everyday items as well as those trying to launch self-driving cars on public roads...
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To understand life expectancy fall, start with West Virginia
(National News ~ 12/19/18)
MADISON, W.Va. -- If you want to understand why U.S. life expectancy is declining, West Virginia is a good place to start. The state is a bellwether of bad health, portending major problems years before they became severe nationally. "It seems that the worst outcomes happen here first," said Dr. Michael Brumage, a West Virginia University public health expert who formerly ran the health department in Charleston. "We're the canary in the coal mine."...
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Trump Foundation reaches deal to dissolve amid lawsuit
(National News ~ 12/19/18)
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump's charitable foundation reached a deal Tuesday to go out of business, even as Trump continues to fight allegations he misused its assets to resolve business disputes and boost his run for the White House. New York's attorney general and lawyers for the Trump Foundation agreed on a court-supervised process for shutting down the charity and distributing about $1.7 million in remaining funds to other not-for-profit groups...
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Shutdown threat recedes as Trump softens stance on wall
(National News ~ 12/19/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump appeared Tuesday to back off his demand for $5 billion to build a border wall, signaling for the first time he might be open to a deal that would avoid a partial government shutdown. The White House set the tone when press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders indicated Trump doesn't want to shut down the government, though just last week he said he'd be "proud" to do so. ...
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Activists concerned by St. Louis County prosecutors joining police union
(State News ~ 12/19/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Supporters of criminal justice reform are questioning a move by assistant prosecutors in St. Louis County to join a police union, as well as the timing of the vote just weeks before a change-minded prosecutor takes office. Assistant prosecutors and investigators voted Monday to join the St. Louis Police Officers Association, a union known for its fierce and unyielding loyalty to officers...
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Missouri governor wants law for online sales tax collections
(State News ~ 12/19/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Mike Parson said Tuesday he wants to enact a law enabling the state to collect millions of dollars of new tax revenue from out-of-state retailers who sell things to Missouri residents. The new online sales tax provision will be part of Parson's agenda for the legislative session starting Jan. 9, the governor said in an interview with The Associated Press...
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Prayer 12/19/18
(Prayer ~ 12/19/18)
Lord Jesus, Messiah, blessed be your name, the name above all names. Amen.
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Speak Out 12/19/18
(Speak Out ~ 12/19/18)
The Democrats must be covering their ears and eyes like pouting children to avoid hearing and seeing the truth that the GOP controls the White House, is preparing for an increased Senate majority, sits in the majority of governor mansions, and has the majority of state legislatures and legislators...
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Births 12/19/18
(Births ~ 12/19/18)
Daughter to Caleb Matthew Cain and Jessica Marie Lowes of McClure, Illinois, Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:46 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Name, Stevi Grace. Weight, 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Lowes is the daughter of Greg Lowes and Cindy Lowes of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Preferred Family Healthcare. Cain is the son of Melissa Cain and David Cain of Olive Branch, Illinois...
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Ford Phillips
(Obituary ~ 12/19/18)
Ford R. Phillips, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at Ratliff Care Center. Memorial service details are pending and will be provided at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Paul Farris
(Obituary ~ 12/19/18)
Paul F. Farris, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at Saint Fancis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau.
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Earthrise: NASA's Apollo 8 marks 50th anniversary
(National News ~ 12/19/18)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Fifty years ago on Christmas Eve, a tumultuous year of assassinations, riots and war drew to a close in heroic and hopeful fashion with the three Apollo 8 astronauts reading from the Book of Genesis on live TV as they orbited the moon...
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Celebrate Jesus!
(Submitted Story ~ 12/19/18)
St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson welcomed families with young children to the “Celebrate Jesus!” event held on Saturday, Dec. 15. Just over 300 people attended and enjoyed a live nativity, Christmas crafts and games, sensory activities, an obstacle course, cookie decorating, live Christmas music, and dressing up in nativity costumes! Happy Birthday, Jesus!...
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Eagle Ridge Christian School Makes A Local Impact
(Submitted Story ~ 12/19/18)
Eagle Ridge Christian School in Cape Girardeau, presented checks totaling $12,600 to two deserving local organizations at a school assembly on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. The Safe House for Women and the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri each received a check for $6,300. ...
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