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Ray's Banquet Center to be demolished in July
(Local News ~ 05/08/19)
For Sikeston, Missouri, residents Rachel Trankler and Aaron Harland, their June 1 wedding reception at Ray’s Plaza Banquet Center in Cape Girardeau will be a celebration of their marriage earlier that day. It will also mark the final event at the banquet facility...
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Blue Angels make return visit to Cape during Air Festival
(Local News ~ 05/08/19)
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron — The Blue Angels — is returning to Southeast Missouri for the third time to demonstrate a variety of high-energy airborne aptitude the team will perform along with several other flyers during the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival on May 18 and 19...
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Scott City fires administrator after 6 months; O'Dell was fourth in top spot since 2017
(Local News ~ 05/08/19)
The Scott City Council fired city administrator Mark O’Dell on Monday, less than a year after hiring him. Ward 2 Councilwoman Heather Ingvalson said Tuesday the council decided O’Dell “wasn’t the right fit.” She added, “There was no wrongdoing.” She said she made the motion to terminate O’Dell, effective immediately. It was approved unanimously by the six council members in attendance, Ingvalson said. Two council members were absent...
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Should Americans elect presidents according to likability?
(Column ~ 05/08/19)
Two prominent stories in the New York Times over the weekend returned to a theme that is never far from presidential politics, especially since Hillary Clinton first ran: Is likability a bad metric for leadership? (My answer is, Yes, but not for the gender-specific reason of the NYT stories.) One piece was a front-page article. The second: "The Likability Trap," an editorial column...
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Sponsored: Progress 2019: Strickland Engineering celebrates 40 years of engineering excellence
(B Magazine ~ 05/08/19)
Nestled in Jackson is a business 40 years and three generations in the making. Strickland Engineering began in 1979, when Thomas Strickland recognized the demand for consulting engineering in Southeast Missouri. Mark and Brian Strickland, Tom's sons, have spent most of their engineering careers at the company...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/08/19)
Today is Wednesday, May 8, the 128th day of 2019. There are 237 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 8, 1996, South Africa took another step from apartheid to democracy by adopting a constitution that guaranteed equal rights for blacks and whites...
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Speak Out 5-8-19
(Speak Out ~ 05/08/19)
City of Cape Girardeau has $10 million of the taxpayer money to put toward a swimming pool. And now claim they need to pass an improvement tax on the August ballot. Think City of Cape and most other cities have too much tax money to play with and always want more...
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Prayer 5-8-19
(Prayer ~ 05/08/19)
O Heavenly Father, we take comfort in that joy comes in the morning. Amen.
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Roaring economy runs counter to Dems' agenda
(Column ~ 05/08/19)
For as long as I can remember, the prevailing political axiom was that voters vote their pocketbooks. Were that still the case, our incumbent President would walk to an easy reelection in numbers unseen for many years. But this is not your Daddy's political climate. Or had you noticed?...
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Missouri auditor wades into fight over governor's records
(State News ~ 05/08/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Democratic auditor Tuesday asked the state attorney general to weigh in on whether Republican Gov. Mike Parson broke the law by redacting information from requested public records. The Kansas City Star has made multiple public record requests to the governor in recent months. But Parson's office has cited the First Amendment in redacting phone numbers, addresses and emails of private citizens who contacted the governor, the newspaper reported...
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Lawmakers may end high tuition rate for immigrant students in Missouri
(State News ~ 05/08/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Students living in the country illegally no longer would be required to pay international tuition rates to Missouri colleges and universities under a proposal approved by a key legislative committee as part of negotiations over a proposed state budget plan for next year...
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Ex-White House lawyer defies House subpoena for Mueller docs
(National News ~ 05/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- A former White House lawyer defied a congressional subpoena Tuesday, setting the Trump administration on course for another collision with the Democratic-led House over its pursuit of documents related to the Russia investigation. Don McGahn's refusal to provide the documents to the House Judiciary Committee came at the instruction of the White House, which suggested they could be subject to executive privilege. Such a claim can shield some presidential material from disclosure...
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Melania Trump unveils steps to make 'Be Best' even best-er
(Community ~ 05/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- A year after launching her first major initiative, Melania Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to make her "Be Best" children's program even best-er. New steps in the first lady's second-year push include broadening the program's focus on drug abuse and social media use, along with her second international trip to promote its goals. She withheld the destination, however, saying the "details are still coming together."...
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How new plant-based burgers compare to beef in health, taste
(Community ~ 05/08/19)
NEW YORK -- If you want to skip meat, a new era of options is here. Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are among the companies racing to tap into the massive U.S. market of meat eaters by more closely mimicking the taste of beef than vegetarian patties of the past. Others are working to grow meat in labs...
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Pakistani Christian girls trafficked to China as brides
(International News ~ 05/08/19)
GUJRANWALA, Pakistan -- Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her home country, pregnant and seeking a divorce from a husband she says was abusive...
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Chinese team heads to D.C. to salvage trade talks
(International News ~ 05/08/19)
BEIJING -- Efforts to end a U.S.-China trade war are in shambles after the United States accused China of reneging on its commitments and prepared to raise import taxes on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. A Chinese delegation is headed to Washington to salvage talks aimed at resolving a dispute over China's aggressive push to challenge American technological dominance. Negotiations are set to resume Thursday...
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Iran prepares to withdraw from parts of nuclear deal
(International News ~ 05/08/19)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran will announce today it is partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, its state-run news agency reported, a year to the day President Donald Trump pulled America from the accord. The terms of the withdrawal remain unclear, though the IRNA news agency said President Hassan Rouhani will explain Iran's decision in letters to leaders of Britain, France and Germany handed to ambassadors in Tehran. ...
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School shooting wounds 8; 1 killed; two in custody
(National News ~ 05/08/19)
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- Two students opened fire Tuesday inside a charter school in an affluent suburban Denver community not far from Columbine High School, killing a teenager, wounding eight and spreading minutes of terror before they were taken into custody with no injuries, authorities said...
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Out of the past: May 8
(Out of the Past ~ 05/08/19)
The Tot Lot at Capaha Park is gone, but not for long; the old playground equipment has been removed to make way for a new, expanded lot at the same location; the new equipment will be handicapped accessible; the Evening Optimist Club has donated $12,000 toward the new playground...
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Report: U.S. pregnancy deaths up
(National News ~ 05/08/19)
More U.S. women are dying from pregnancy-related causes, and more than half of those deaths are preventable, government health officials said in a report Tuesday. Although these deaths are rare -- about 700 a year -- they have been rising for decades, especially among black women...
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FBI chief: No evidence of illegal spying on Trump
(National News ~ 05/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- FBI director Chris Wray said Tuesday he does not consider court-approved FBI surveillance to be "spying" and said he has no evidence the FBI illegally monitored President Donald Trump's campaign during the 2016 election. His comments at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing broke from Attorney General William Barr, who has described as "spying" FBI surveillance during its investigation into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. ...
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Trump has signed off on Kushner immigration plan
(National News ~ 05/08/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has signed off on a new immigration plan being spearheaded by senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner appearing to receive a positive reception from Republican senators briefed on it Tuesday. A senior administration official told reporters after the meeting the president had approved the effort to overhaul America's immigration system and increase border security last week and it should now be considered "the President Trump plan."...
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Trump campaign rips outside groups profiting off president's campaign
(National News ~ 05/08/19)
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is condemning outside groups' efforts to profit off the president's name and White House bid. The campaign released a blistering statement Tuesday attacking any group whose "actions show they are interested in filling their own pockets with money from innocent Americans' paychecks."...
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Georgia governor signs restrictive fetal 'heartbeat' abortion ban
(National News ~ 05/08/19)
ATLANTA -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed into law one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws, a measure banning the procedure once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant...
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Burn victims suing Conagra after cans of cooking spray explode
(Community ~ 05/08/19)
DETROIT -- Eight burn victims sued the maker of Pam cooking spray Tuesday, saying they were severely injured when cans of the spray exploded in their kitchens. The plaintiffs' attorney, J. Craig Smith, said larger cans of Pam and similar cooking sprays made by Conagra Brands have a faulty, U-shaped vent system in the bottom making them prone to explosion. In one case, a victim said the fire was so intense it burned her contact onto her right eye, causing near-blindness...
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Birth 5/7/19
(Births ~ 05/08/19)
Daughter to Ryan and Chelsie Harris of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 8:38 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2019. Name, Evelyn Reece. Weight, 9 pounds, 13 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Harris is the daughter of Theresa Cochran of Scott City and the late Tom Cochran. She works at Southeast Hospital. Harris is the son of Alex Harris of Jackson and Pam Harris-Hogg of Oak Ridge. He works at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Jackson police report 5/7/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/08/19)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n An assault was reported in the 700 block of Rodney Drive. n An assault was reported in the 00 block of South West End Boulevard. Summonses n Makaya N. Jones, 19, and Makenzie N. Jones, 20, both of Kennett, Missouri, were issued summonses for assault on North Main Street...
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Raymond Siebert
(Obituary ~ 05/08/19)
Raymond A. Siebert, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 6, 2019, at Lutheran Home. He was born May 11, 1925, in Tilsit to Albert and Ida Lange Siebert. He and Elsie Haertling were married Jan. 20, 1951, at Jackson. He was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau and was a 50-year member of its men's club. ...
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Bill Loos
(Obituary ~ 05/08/19)
William M. "Bill" Loos, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 5, 2019, peacefully in his home. He was born April 1, 1933, in Jackson, Missouri to William and Bertilla Heisserer Loos. He married Mary E. Steimle on May 19, 1956, at St. Mary Cathedral in Cape Girardeau...
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Curtis Kelley
(Obituary ~ 05/08/19)
Curtis D. "Skip" Kelley Jr., 63, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 6, 2019, at his home. He was born March 5, 1956, in Cape Girardeau to Dwight and June Linebarger Kelley. Survivors include his mother, June Kelley of Cape Girardeau; wife, Peggy Kelley of Cape Girardeau; two daughters, Kendra (Lannie) Harris and Regan (Nick) Laiben, both of Cape Girardeau; stepdaughter, Ashley (Doug) McDaniel of Cape Girardeau; son, Eric (Sarah) Kelley of Ste. ...
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Raymond Guzman
(Obituary ~ 05/08/19)
ORAN, Mo. -- Raymond Guzman, 68, of Oran passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 23, 1951, in San Antonio to the late Cercencia and Ysidra Garcia Guzman. He married Sara Irene Hanks on July 10, 1970, and she preceded him in death Dec. 9, 2014...
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Phillip Eastwood
(Obituary ~ 05/08/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Phillip Ray Eastwood, 89, of Chaffee passed away Monday, May 6, 2019, at his family home. He was born June 27, 1929, in Chaffee to the late William and Ora Grant Eastwood. He married Margie Fern Souders on May 19, 1949, and she survives of the home...
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First Holy Communion at Guardian Angel Parish
(Submitted Story ~ 05/08/19)
On Sunday, May 5, nine students made their First Holy Communion at Guardian Angel Church in Oran, MO. Their religious instruction was given by Michelle Priggel (Guardian Angel religion teacher), Sherry Mitchem (Public School Religion teacher), and Father Randy Tochtrop (pastor of Guardian Angel Parish). ...
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Book Review: What are you Reading?: Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, & Turn Excuses into Results, by Cy Wakeman
(B Magazine ~ 05/08/19)
The book "Reality-Based Leadership" by Cy Wakeman helped me recognize for years I had been over-managing and under-leading. What do I mean by that? When colleagues would come to me with their imperfect circumstances -- they were short-staffed or they were struggling with broken equipment, a disagreement with a co-worker, unfair compensation practices and the like -- I would immediately go into firefighting mode, systematically extinguishing each smoldering issue. ...
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