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Ready and waiting for voters
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
Cape Girardeau County employees Corey Underwood, right, and Jeff Walter help set up a polling station Monday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Skate park wheels into future with new name
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
Cape Girardeau’s skate park is wheeling into the future with a new name. The city council voted Monday to rename the park as Cape Noon Optimist Wheel Park in recognition of the donations made to the project by that civic group. According to the naming application from parks and recreation director Julia Jones, the Optimist Club initially partnered with the city’s Parks and Recreation Foundation to offer $25,000 toward construction of the skate park...
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Southeast Missourian to work with Google, other select papers on subscriptions project
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
The Southeast Missourian is one of a select group of newspapers chosen to participate in a digital subscriptions lab sponsored by the Google News Initiative, FTI Consulting Partners and Local Media Association, it was announced Monday by Local Media Association. The Southeast Missourian was selected from applicants across North America and is the smallest newspaper in the program...
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Hundreds of athletes prepare for Special Olympics event in Cape this weekend
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
More than 300 athletes will compete Saturday in a Southeast Area Special Olympics Track and Field Meet. It will be the 28th year for the athletes to compete in the meet, which begins around 9:45 a.m., with the opening ceremony at the student recreation center at Southeast Missouri State University...
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Sen. Wayne Wallingford says incremental gas tax raises through the legislature could fund roads
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
A Cape Girardeau lawmaker wants to steer increased funding to roads and bridges by incrementally raising the gas tax. State Sen. Wayne Wallingford said, “We have to do something about the roads.” State Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff, has proposed raising Missouri’s gas tax by 6 cents over three years and providing for future increases based on inflation...
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SCOTUS rules against Bucklew in death penalty appeal
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
WASHINGTON — Missouri can execute an inmate who argued his rare medical condition will result in severe pain if he is put to death by lethal injection, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The justices split along ideological lines in ruling 5-4 against inmate Russell Bucklew, who is on death row for a 1996 murder...
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Cape preservation board hopes to preserve Lorimier School memories, find way to save building
(Local News ~ 04/02/19)
Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission members hope to preserve memories of the former Lorimier School, now city hall, in hopes of finding a way to save the historic brick structure. The commission’s efforts come as the city council has discussed the possibility of constructing a new city hall at the Independence Street site...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/02/19)
Today is Tuesday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2019. There are 273 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II died in his Vatican apartment at age 84. On this date: In 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized establishment of the U.S. Mint...
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Be kind and caring to others
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/02/19)
In these contentious times as the strident voices of individuals and groups, especially those in the media, use religious beliefs, political affiliation, racial heritage, social and economic status, and sexual and gender identification to separate us one from another, I offer the following considerations:...
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Local issues, leaders on today's ballot: go vote
(Editorial ~ 04/02/19)
Only 15 percent of registered voters are predicted to vote today. It's a sad commentary on our society. Many say they are turned off by politics and rhetoric, and the bitterness surrounding the political landscape. But that isn't an excuse to not vote in April elections...
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Illegal immigration a fiscal drain
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/02/19)
A 2017 Federation for American Immigration Reform report, "The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Aliens on US Taxpayers" written by Matthew O'Brien, Spencer Raley and Jack Martin, lays out the total financial impact of illegal immigration on the United States as follows:...
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Out of the past: April 2
(Out of the Past ~ 04/02/19)
Lady Luck is committed to developing a riverboat gambling venture at Scott City, whether it's based at the nearby Mississippi River port or some alternate site along the river, the company's planning consultant said yesterday; but both Dan Overbey, executive director of the port authority, and port authority Commissioner Morty Potashnick have said it's unlikely any site other than that owned by the port authority would get the necessary approval from the Corps of Engineers...
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Vera Birk
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
Vera M. Birk, 83, of Jackson died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Villas of Jackson. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jason Shaw officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Myrtle Baer
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Myrtle E. Baer, 99, of Ste. Genevieve, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Friday, March 29, 2019, at Ste. Genevieve Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., with rosary at 8:30 a.m., Friday at the funeral home...
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Thelma Nanney
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Thelma Louise Nanney, 89, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Marble Hill. She was born Jan. 2, 1930, in Scopus, Missouri, daughter of William and Alice Nations Nanney. She and Paul Lester Huntsman Sr. were united in marriage, and he passed away 1977...
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Patrick Logan
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Patrick Allen Logan, 58, of Advance passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019, at his home. He was born Aug. 19, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Bob Moore and Ruby Riley. Pat had been an over-the-road truck driver for 28 years. He had driven through 48 states in America and through Canada. He also served in the National Guard for eight years...
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Kenneth Hooper
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kenneth E. Hooper, 79, of Perryville died Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 2:30 p.m. until the time of memorial service Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Kiefer officiating...
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Jean Gilliland
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
Jean Evelyn Gilliland, 73, of Jackson passed away Friday, March 29, 2019, at her home. She was born April 16, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to Dallas and Mable Verble Baugher. Jean worked at the Cape Girardeau County Clerk's Office for 30 years. She was baptized at West Side Church of God in Cape Girardeau...
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Eileen Gerler
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Eileen D. Gerler, 93, of St. Charles, formerly of Altenburg, Missouri, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Breeze Park Nursing Home in St. Charles. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg...
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Jean Douglass
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Jean Douglass, 69, of St. Joseph passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019, at her home. She was born Feb. 17, 1950, in Cape Girardeau. Jean married William Daniel Douglass, and he preceded her in death in July 2013. She graduated from Patton (Missouri) High School in 1968 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Southeast Missouri State University in 1972. ...
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Randall Daniel
(Obituary ~ 04/02/19)
BENTON, Mo. -- Randall Dee Daniel, 68, of Benton died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 15, 1950, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Mathie and Vennie Ritchie Daniel. He married Linda Louise Enderle on Nov. 16, 1968...
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Movie theater owners, studios, stars convene at CinemaCon
(Entertainment ~ 04/02/19)
LAS VEGAS -- The movie industry -- everyone from the Hollywood studios producing the films to the companies making the screens, speakers and seats in theaters -- are descending on Las Vegas this week for CinemaCon. The future of film going is in the spotlight as the annual trade show kicked off Monday at Caesar's Palace...
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Pipe dream turns nightmare for pit bull chasing opossum
(National News ~ 04/02/19)
CLAREMONT, N.C. — A pit bull intent on chasing down an opossum was foiled when he ended up wedged about 100 feet into a pipe in North Carolina. Claremont Rescue chief Eric Jones said in a Facebook post the agency was called late one night last week to the scene, where Rocky the dog’s worried owner stood. ...
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Rare glimpse into Saudi Aramco shows $111 billion net oil profit
(International News ~ 04/02/19)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Saudi Aramco's net profits reached $111 billion last year, according to an assessment published Monday by Moody's Investors Services offering a rare glimpse into the state-owned oil firm's finances before it issues its first bonds in international markets...
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Dems to prepare subpoenas for full Mueller report on Russia
(National News ~ 04/02/19)
WASHINGTON -- The House Judiciary Committee will prepare subpoenas this week seeking special counsel Robert Mueller's full Russia report as the Justice Department appears likely to miss a deadline today set by Democrats for the report's release. The Judiciary panel plans to vote on subpoenas Wednesday, a day after the deadline. ...
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Official: Overruled on 25 clearances
(National News ~ 04/02/19)
WASHINGTON -- A career official in the White House security office said dozens of people in President Donald Trump's administration were granted security clearances despite "disqualifying issues" in their backgrounds, including concerns about foreign influence, drug use and criminal conduct...
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British lawmakers reject options on EU divorce deal
(International News ~ 04/02/19)
LONDON -- Britain's Parliament has spoken, and it has said no, again. Lawmakers seeking a way out of the country's Brexit morass Monday rejected four alternatives to the government's unpopular European Union divorce deal to soften or even halt Britain's departure. ...
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Threat to close border stirs fears of economic harm
(National News ~ 04/02/19)
EL PASO, Texas --President Donald Trump's threat to shut down the southern border raised fears Monday of dire economic consequences in the U.S. and an upheaval of daily life in a corner of the country relying on the international flow of not just goods and services but also students, families and workers...
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Despite efforts, Missouri prairie chicken numbers dropping
(State News ~ 04/02/19)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri conservation officials have worked for four decades to increase the number of prairie chickens, but the population continues to drop. The state now has fewer than 100 prairie chickens, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. The prairie chicken was added to Missouri's endangered species list in 1999...
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More rain causes new flood worries along Mississippi
(State News ~ 04/02/19)
ST. LOUIS -- A wall of rocks and sandbags on Monday protected scenic Clarksville, Missouri, from the surging Mississippi River as spring flooding swamped fields, threatened homes and temporarily shut down a bridge connecting Missouri and Illinois. Heavy rain over much of the Midwest on Saturday caused another spike in water levels along the river and its tributaries, especially in Missouri, Illinois and Iowa...
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Prayer 4/2/19
(Prayer ~ 04/02/19)
We rejoice, Lord God, in your wondrous love and forgiveness. Amen.
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Overweight need not apply: what do you think?
(Column ~ 04/02/19)
"I don't hire overweight people. They're undisciplined." How do you respond to someone who says that? This is a sensitive subject, which is why I've wanted to write about it for some time, and it's also why I've hesitated to write about it. It's something that has intrigued me enough, though, to give the edge to opening it up for discussion...
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More artifacts to go on display at Civil War battlefield
(State News ~ 04/02/19)
REPUBLIC, Mo. -- A $4.5 million project is planned to make room for more Civil War-era artifacts at the site of the first major battle west of the Mississippi River. The project will add 1,873 square feet of exhibit space to the visitor center at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in southwest Missouri. There were an estimated 1,200 Union and 1,100 Confederate casualties at the site in August 1861...
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Speak Out 4/2/19
(Speak Out ~ 04/02/19)
The Mueller "witch hunt" has ended with no indictments of so-called collusion and no evidence of obstruction of justice. The Democrats are still attempting to overturn a constitutionally valid election. Even after parading a false and vile dossier before the public that failed to destroy a president, why haven't they learned just how squeaky-clean President Trump is? Why do they keep banging their heads against the wall?...
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Gosche Named Certified Fitter-Mastectomy by the American Board for Certification
(Submitted Story ~ 04/02/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri—Alpha 3 Medical Equipment, a medical equipment supply store located in Cape Girardeau, has announced that staff member Crystal Gosche has achieved certification as a fitter for mastectomy prosthetics. With Gosche’s certification, Alpha 3 is pleased to become one of the only facilities in the region to have two certified fitters on staff...
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VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE: OPENS APRIL 4, 2019
(Submitted Story ~ 04/02/19)
This Thursday, April 4, River City Players Spring show opens at Port Cape in the Yacht Club. The play is by Christopher Durang and brings to light four siblings and the trials and tribulations they have all gone through. Throw in a boy toy that is dating one of the siblings and a strange housekeeper that predicts things in the future and you have yourself a very entertaining comedy.There are four dates to choose from. ...
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