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Keeping an eye on the ball in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 01/09/19)
A mural depicting Missouri-born baseball player and broadcaster Joe Garagiola on the river wall is seen between passing train cars Tuesday in downtown Cape Girardeau.
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New Imo's Pizza to replace Broadway restaurant
(Local News ~ 01/09/19)
A newly constructed Imo’s Pizza restaurant at 1008 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau is set to open Jan. 15, according to a company news release. The Imo’s Pizza on Broadway will close permanently at the end of business Monday. PAJCO Inc., parent company of 29 Rhodes convenience stores and six Imo’s Pizza restaurants, made the announcement Tuesday...
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Bootheel Bluegrass Festival slated for Jan. 24 to 26
(Local News ~ 01/09/19)
American roots music will make its presence known through nine bands — with fiddles, guitars and banjos in hand — during the 12th annual Bootheel Bluegrass Festival, Jan. 24 to 26 at Bavarian Halle in Fruitland. Event co-promoter Tammy Harman said planning the festival has been a yearlong process and expects roughly 400 people to attend...
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Retiring lawmaker Donna Lichtenegger embraces 'my government'
(Local News ~ 01/09/19)
When the 2019 session of the Missouri Legislature convenes today, Donna Lichtenegger will be there, but not as a state lawmaker. The Jackson Republican spent the past eight years as state representative for District 146, which encompasses most of Cape Girardeau County...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/09/19)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2019. There are 356 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 9, 1861, Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union, the same day the Star of the West, a merchant vessel bringing reinforcements and supplies to Federal troops at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, retreated because of artillery fire...
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Sponsored: Keep Calm and Carry On: 4 tips for weathering through market volatility
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
No matter if you have just started saving for your future or you are preparing for retirement, market volatility is an issue that can make investors fearful. The important thing to remember, however, is that it is often a normal part of the stock market cycle...
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Democrats' refusal on wall is about opposing president
(Column ~ 01/09/19)
Like many others, I have doubts that a wall on our southern border will once and for all resolve the sticky issue of illegal immigration. There is ample factual and statistical evidence that a wall -- or a fence or a barricade -- will reduce the influx of illegal immigrants. And in some cases, the reduction is striking...
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A book recommendation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/09/19)
I am beyond concerned that our newspapers and libraries, including the Library of Congress, are in jeopardy and not just by ignorance, but by plan. Please read Nicholson Baker's book, "Double Fold," winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. It's sole purpose is to preserve the printed word...
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Thankful for VA healthcare
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/09/19)
As a veteran, I just wanted to share how much I appreciate the wonderful people and care I receive at the Poplar Bluff VAMC and the John J. Pershing VA Clinic in Cape Girardeau. Dr. Tipton, Kelly and Jim are outstanding. Bria, the Nutritionist. Dragon in respiratory. ...
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A national championship with a good message
(Editorial ~ 01/09/19)
Alabama vs. Clemson at the college football national championship is becoming more like an annual reunion. You know who the participants will likely be, just not how the game will end. The two programs, which have faced each other each of the past four years, are in a class of their own. Until Monday night, Alabama had one two of the last three contests. But when the whistle blew in Santa Clara, California, the Clemson Tigers came out with a vengeance. The Tigers won 44-16...
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Eat Local, Learn Local: Amanzi Farms utilizes hydroponics to feed local students fresh produce while re-integrating incarcerated men into society
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
More than 20 years ago, a school invited Steve Hamra in for lunch, to observe the children eating the produce he grew. It was the first time Hamra, president and founder of Amanzi Farms in Sikeston, Missouri, realized the impact nutritious produce can make...
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Back to the Basics: Concept Agri-Tek uses bugs to renew soil and increase crop yield
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
It’s true: for thousands of years, trees have grown naturally. Without synthetic fertilizer. Without the meddling of people. Without chemicals. Instead, this is how we’ve gotten forests: leaves fall off trees. Microbes in soil break the leaves down. They turn into organic matter, which turns into phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium and other nutrients needed for plants to grow. The soil is healthy and does what it’s supposed to do: nurture life...
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Eric Wingerter
(Obituary ~ 01/09/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Eric D. Wingerter, 22, of Perryville died Monday, Jan, 7, 2019, at his home in Biehle, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gerold McBride officiating. Burial will be in St. Maurus Catholic Cemetery in Biehle...
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Ronald Terry
(Obituary ~ 01/09/19)
Ronald "Half Dollar" Lynn Terry, 64, of Whitewater passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 5, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to the late Donald Dean and Joe A. Ates Terry. Ronald was a cabinet and counter-top maker for S&W Cabinets in Chaffee, Missouri, for 20 years. He loved to go fishing and camping and spending time with family...
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Barbara Taylor
(Obituary ~ 01/09/19)
Barbara E. Taylor, 60, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Feb. 13, 1958, in Anna, Illinois, to Jesse James and Ruby Paulina Morris Sronce. She and Ron E. Taylor were married June 16, 2012, at Cape Girardeau...
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Dorothy Sommer
(Obituary ~ 01/09/19)
MARTINSBURG, W.V. -- Dorothy M. Sommer, 94, of Martinsburg, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, in Martinsburg. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Ann Smirl
(Obituary ~ 01/09/19)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Martha Ann Keim Smirl died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at her home in Chapel Hill. She was born July 18, 1934, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Dr. John Harry and Martha Ellis Keim. Ann graduated from the University of Kansas School of Physical Therapy in 1957. She married William Roberts Smirl in 1957...
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Viola Ruch
(Obituary ~ 01/09/19)
Viola C. Ruch, 93, of Jackson died Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Oct. 15, 1925, in Yount, Missouri, to Thomas and Hallie Keller Statler. She and Flavian Ruch were married June 16, 1942. He preceded her in death June 15, 1971. She then married William Lander. He preceded her in death in July 1986...
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John Palmer
(Obituary ~ 01/09/19)
John Wayne Palmer, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Fred Burgard officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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SeaWorld's Aquatica gets certification from global board as autism-friendly
(Community ~ 01/09/19)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- SeaWorld officials say its Aquatica Orlando park is becoming the world's first water park to be credentialed for visitors with autism. Aquatica Orlando on Tuesday received a designation as a certified autism center from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards...
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German lawmaker beaten in Bremen
(International News ~ 01/09/19)
BERLIN -- A lawmaker from the far-right Alternative for Germany party was attacked and seriously wounded by several men in the northwestern city of Bremen in what police said Tuesday may have been a politically motivated assault. The beating of Frank Magnitz, a lawmaker in the national parliament who leads the party's branch in Bremen, drew condemnation from across the political spectrum...
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India's lower house passes citizenship bill despite protests
(International News ~ 01/09/19)
GAUHATI, India -- India's lower house of Parliament approved a bill Tuesday to grant residency and citizenship rights to non-Muslims who entered India illegally, allegedly after fleeing persecution in several neighboring nations, despite protests against the legislation in the populous northeast bringing the region to a near standstill...
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Kim Jong Un travels to China ahead of possible U.S. summit
(International News ~ 01/09/19)
BEIJING -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was expected to meet Tuesday with China's president at the start of a visit to Beijing believed to be an effort to coordinate with his only major ally ahead of a possible second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump...
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Turkey slams U.S. request for assurances on Kurds
(International News ~ 01/09/19)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the U.S. national security adviser of making "a very serious mistake" Tuesday by demanding Ankara guarantee the safety of Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria before the U.S. withdraws its troops from the war-torn country...
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Supreme Court declines involvement in egg law cases
(National News ~ 01/09/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to get involved in a legal dispute in which 15 states are seeking to strike down laws in California and Massachusetts requiring larger living areas for some farm animals. The attorney general's office in Missouri, which spearheaded one of the lawsuits, vowed Tuesday to continue fighting for local farmers and consumers and said it was considering the next step...
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Deere, Tide maker head to technology gadget show
(Community ~ 01/09/19)
LAS VEGAS -- The companies founded by blacksmith John Deere and candle-and-soap-making duo Procter & Gamble may not be the hip purveyors of new technology they were in 1837. But they're first-time exhibitors at this year's CES gadget show, along with other unlikely newcomers such as missile-maker Raytheon, outdoorsy retailer The North Face and the 115-year-old motorcycling icon Harley-Davidson...
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Mayor says NYC will expand health coverage to 600,000
(National News ~ 01/09/19)
NEW YORK -- New York City will spend up to $100 million per year to expand health care coverage to people without health insurance, including immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. The plan involves expanding the city's existing public insurance program and providing uninsured people with access to affordable care at city-owned facilities...
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W.Va. judicial impeachments before SCOTUS
(National News ~ 01/09/19)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review a decision derailing impeachment trials for West Virginia Supreme Court justices. House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw said the intent of Tuesday's filing was not to seek permission to restart impeachment proceedings. He said it's to correct legal errors in the decision...
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Filing: Manafort gave 2016 polling data to Russian associate
(National News ~ 01/09/19)
WASHINGTON -- Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared polling data during the 2016 presidential campaign with a business associate accused of having ties to Russian intelligence, and prosecutors say he lied to them about it, according to a court filing Tuesday...
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Asylum seekers at border find it's catch, can't release fast enough
(National News ~ 01/09/19)
SAN DIEGO -- President Donald Trump has contended he has ended "catch-and-release" for asylum seekers, but in cities on the U.S. border with Mexico, it's catch and can't release fast enough. Since late October, the U.S. has been releasing asylum-seeking families so quickly they don't even have time to make travel arrangements, which it blames on lack of detention space. ...
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Pompeo starts Middle East visit to ramp up Iran pressure
(International News ~ 01/09/19)
AMMAN, Jordan -- The Trump administration is doubling down on commercial and diplomatic efforts in the coming weeks to "put real pressure on Iran," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at the start of a Mideast tour Tuesday. Pompeo is meeting with U.S. allies in the region, including stops in Jordan, Egypt and several Gulf nations, to coordinate an anti-Iran campaign...
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No word on progress after 2nd day of China-US talks
(International News ~ 01/09/19)
BEIJING -- Talks between the U.S. and China on ending their tariff war ended their second day Tuesday without word on whether they've made any progress, as an official newspaper in China warned not to push Beijing too hard. China is strong and has its own needs, said the Global Times, published by the ruling Communist Party. Washington "cannot push China too far" and must avoid a situation spinning "out of control."...
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NC election fraud probed for years
(National News ~ 01/09/19)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Long before accusations of absentee ballot fraud in a small North Carolina county cast doubt on the results of a heated 2018 congressional race, a state elections investigator spent weeks probing whether the man at the center of the current scandal was among a group buying votes...
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Trump pleads on TV for wall money; Dems say he 'stokes fear'
(National News ~ 01/09/19)
WASHINGTON -- In a somber televised plea, President Donald Trump urged congressional Democrats to fund his long-promised border wall Tuesday night, blaming illegal immigration for the scourge of drugs and violence in the U.S. and framing the debate over the partial government shutdown in stark terms...
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Out of the past: Jan. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 01/09/19)
Cape Girardeau police records show the flooding of 1993 caused damage to vehicles as well as property; motorists slowing to take a look at the rising backwaters of the Mississippi River overflowing in the Diversion Channel were the cause of a number of accidents on Interstate 55 between Highway 74 and the Nash Road exit this past year...
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Pevely police chief suspended amid domestic assault investigation
(State News ~ 01/09/19)
PEVELY, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri police chief has been put on paid leave while a domestic assault allegation is investigated. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Pevely Mayor Stephanie Haas announced Monday night police chief Charles "Tony" Moutray is off the job and an attorney has been hired to investigate...
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Missouri AG files first brief in 'debtors prison' lawsuit
(State News ~ 01/09/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt argues in a brief filed with the Missouri Supreme Court courts should change the way the cost of incarceration -- commonly called board bills -- is collected from indigent inmates. In a brief filed Monday, Schmitt argued collecting board bills as court costs creates modern day debtors prisons. Indigent inmates who can't pay their board bills as court costs can be returned to prison, adding to their debts...
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St. Louis County prosecutor mum on reopening Ferguson case
(State News ~ 01/09/19)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- New St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell is wasting no time implementing changes in how the county approaches crime. But so far he's not ready to address his biggest issue: whether to reopen the investigation of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson...
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Aquatic Center
(Submitted Story ~ 01/09/19)
Cape Girardeau in my opinion, ask us (voter's). To allow Yet another tax to be passed for another very Expensive project! Every year we are always voting on a tax increase to fund or expand upon projects. Now it's an Aquatic Center! We just built a huge Indoor Sports Complex between Cape Girardeau and Jackson. Why didn't they put a swimming pool in that building?...
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Speak Out 1/9/19
(Speak Out ~ 01/09/19)
Why isn't anyone talking about where is the money going to come from to build Trump's wall? Note that Trump does not refer to it as the U.S. Wall or Southern Border Wall, he refers to it as "his wall." From what I read the US is currently running its highest deficit in history. ...
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Prayer 1/9/19
(Prayer ~ 01/09/19)
Lord Jesus, thank you that we are more than conquerors through you, our Savior. Amen.
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Leonard Graden
(Obituary ~ 01/09/19)
Leonard S. Graden, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at Auburn Creek Assisted Living. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Samuel Snipes, activist lawyer dies at age 99 in Pennsylvania
(National News ~ 01/09/19)
Samuel Snipes, a white lawyer who held off an angry mob while representing the first black family to move into the all-white development of Levittown, Pennsylvania, has died. He was 99. Snipes died Dec. 31 at his family farm in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, according to family members...
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What’s on your phone?
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
Think Dirty Think Dirty is the easiest way to learn about the potentially toxic ingredients in your cosmetics and personal care products. Just scan the product barcode, and Think Dirty will give you easy-to-understand info on the product, track dirty ingredients and shop for cleaner options...
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Satire: Welcome to Silicon Cape
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
Who would have thought that Cape Girardeau would become a hotbed for startup companies? This curmudgeon never saw it coming, that's for sure. Tech companies are now lining the Broadway corridor hoping to grab a little of that sweet, sweet startup funding...
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Local delivery apps changing the face of grocery and restaurant industries
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
In 1962, the future was Jane Jetson, feeding her cartoon family with her automatic — albeit, gargantuan — dinner-making machine. She tapped a few buttons and in short order, the meal appeared, hot and ready. That future, as it turns out, was not so far off. Tap a few buttons today on a smartphone, and you can have a meal or the ingredients for one brought directly to you. Delivery and pickup services are changing the way people eat — and fast...
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Tech + Public Safety: Utilizing drone technology uncommon for a city of Cape's size
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
In 2016 when the Castor River flooded, the Cape Girardeau Fire Department provided a safer solution to search and rescue efforts: drones. It was the first use of drones by the department, proposed by Fire Chief Rick Ennis. Using a drone, the department was able to create a safe travel route to rescue a victim; with it, they could see how the water was moving, the extent of the damage and potential hazards...
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Business Briefs
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
Mike Marshall, Sikeston Area Regional Chamber of Commerce and Area Economic Development Corporation president and CEO, spoke Oct. 31 to the Delta Grassroots Caucus (DGC) in the Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda on the future designation of Highways 60 and 67 to Interstate 57 from Little Rock, Arkansas, to Sikeston, Missouri. ...
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Letter for the Publisher: Tech + Innovation
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
Too often we link the words “innovation” and “technology” as if you can’t have one without the other. But there are plenty of examples where innovation is taking place and technology has little or no impact. Consider the Request for Proposal Process (RFP) that the City of Cape Girardeau has used for various projects. ...
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Column: Innovation with a Lowercase T
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
Many read “Tech” and feel excluded. Today, technology seems synonymous with coder languages, apps, AI and smart gadgets. Some would-be entrepreneurs wonder if the world of innovation left them behind long ago. But you know, I bet every generation feels this way. ...
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Opinion: Automation and our jobs
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
What’s next in automation as Missouri minimum wage increases? Missouri’s minimum wage will increase to $8.60 per hour in January, thanks to the voter-approved Proposition B that appeared on the November ballot. The increase is part of a four-year escalator that will raise the minimum wage to $12/hour in 2023 for non-exempt employees...
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Plan. Cooperate. Train and grow.
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
We can do this. Cape and small communities are reaching out to bridge the gap between the demand for tech workers, attracting higher paying jobs and the opportunity for Missourians to train up. Those who embrace change know: the first leg of the journey is uphill. While the numbers are not pretty, the problem to solve is clear...
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Here's How a Hackathon Works
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
Cape Girardeau has its first hackathon happening July 19-21, 2019. At it, coders, nurses, designers — anyone with an interest in improving health care for our community — will be available to come together to create innovative, technology-based health care solutions for the chance to win $50,000 in cash prizes. It’s an event that’s part of a civ tech movement happening across the country...
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In Demand: Southeast’s UAS and cybersecurity programs preparing students for tech-savvy careers
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
Southeast Missouri State University unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) major Brigham Haase is mapping the wetlands of Missouri using drone technology. He calls this a “one-of-a-kind undergraduate research project” that began in Scott City, Missouri, with additional locations to follow. Haase and his fellow UAS students are paving the way for a future in the unmanned aircraft systems industry and mechatronics, where they say the sky’s the limit...
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Your ideas needed: Local governments increasingly look to public-private partnerships
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
Cape Girardeau deputy city manager Molly Mehner describes public-private partnerships as integral to city services and targeted economic development in the future: “Cities have to look at different ways of doing things. Resources are more limited. We have less revenue to work with, but we have to provide the same level of service or more. So how do we accomplish that? I think you’re going to start to see not just Cape Girardeau but other cities looking more and more towards the private sector.”...
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Treasure Hunting: Vintage Software curates estate sale items in online marketplace
(B Magazine ~ 01/09/19)
“It’s a niche market,” says Micky McQuade, owner and CEO of Vintage Software in Jackson, Missouri, “so it took awhile to take off.” But for a company that started as a hobby, turned into a side gig and has grown into a full time business with over forty employees, it is not hard to see that this niche market is now soaring, and it’s flying straight out of Southeast Missouri...
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