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Medical marijuana clinic opens in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 07/30/19)
A medical marijuana clinic has opened its doors in Cape Girardeau. Missouri Green Doctors, based in the St. Louis area, began operating about two weeks ago in Suite 601 in the Marquette Tower, spokesman Pascal Beauboeuf said Monday. The Cape Girardeau clinic is one of three the business has opened in the state. ...
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Cape County outsources tax bill mailing services for first time
(Local News ~ 07/30/19)
When Cape Girardeau County tax bills are mailed this fall, they might bear a Spokane, Washington, postmark. That’s because county commissioners approved a request Monday from County Collector Barbara Gholson to outsource the mailing process to a mail processor in Spokane specializing in bulk mailings such as the county’s personal property and real estate tax bills...
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Illinois highway workers reopen all lanes of routes 3, 146
(Local News ~ 07/30/19)
Illinois highway workers were able to reopen all lanes of Illinois routes 3 and 146 in Alexander County on Monday as seep water trapped within the county’s levee system continued to drain back into the Mississippi River. All four lanes of Route 146 between East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, and Route 3 had been closed since early July as well as northbound Route 3 between 146 and McClure, Illinois. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/30/19)
Today is Tuesday, July 30, the 211th day of 2019. There are 154 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 30, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure making "In God We Trust" the national motto, replacing "E Pluribus Unum" (Out of many, one)...
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Vote yes on tax renewal
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/30/19)
Those of you who know me are aware that I am passionate about Cape Girardeau. I cannot think of any place I would rather live and spend my retirement years. I might add that Cape is also a wonderful place to work and raise a family. There are many things that make Cape special -- great restaurants, great medical facilities, great parks, our university, the river, our beautiful downtown and the ability to get anywhere in town in 15 minutes or less. ...
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Joey Keys column 7-30-19
(Column ~ 07/30/19)
Children deserve access to summer meals No child should worry about where their next meal will come from. Ever. Especially during the summer when they should be enjoying the break from school. Unfortunately, summer is when child hunger reaches critical levels because students no longer have access to the breakfast and lunch they receive through free and reduced-price school meal program...
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Prayer 7-30-19
(Prayer ~ 07/30/19)
Now to you, O Lord, our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Local 'stars' dance for a good cause
(Editorial ~ 07/30/19)
Our journalists at the Southeast Missourian and Mind + Body magazine had a wonderful time in recent weeks getting to know the participants in the "Dancing with the Show Me Stars," a fund-raising event where local folks are paired with an instructor and learn a dance routine and help put on a show for charity...
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Political lesson from a slimy snake
(Column ~ 07/30/19)
Everyone has something that challenges them. I hesitate to call it fear because there's such stigma attached to that word, but we each have something that we shun because it makes us uncomfortable. I had to deal with that last week. A month ago, I bought a house. ...
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Eisenhower museum reopens in Kansas
(Community ~ 07/30/19)
A museum honoring President Dwight Eisenhower in his childhood home in Kansas reopened Monday after undergoing its first comprehensive renovation since the 1970s. The modernized exhibits in the 25,000-square-foot museum in Abilene feature new display cases, videos and digital interactive stations where visitors learn about Eisenhower's presidency from 1953 to 1961 and about his experience during World War II -- when he was a U.S. Army general who served as supreme commander of the Allied forces...
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Harris' new health plan draws critics from all sides
(National News ~ 07/30/19)
WASHINGTON -- Kamala Harris released a health care proposal Monday seeking to bridge the Democratic Party's disparate factions. Instead, she drew criticism from virtually everyone. Progressives took issue with the presidential candidate for stopping short of the full-scale health care overhaul embodied by the "Medicare for All" legislation. Her more moderate rivals, meanwhile, said she was trying to have it all without taking a firm position on one of the most animating issues in the primary...
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Gunman kills three at California festival
(Community ~ 07/30/19)
GILROY, Calif. -- Authorities on Monday were searching for answers to why a 19-year-old opened fire on a popular food festival less than a mile from his parents' home in California, killing two children and another young man, but believe many more people would have died if officers patrolling the event had not stopped the gunman so quickly...
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Stakes rising for 2020 Dems ahead of next debate round
(National News ~ 07/30/19)
DETROIT -- Democrats gathering in Detroit for a pivotal presidential debate will have to decide, once again, how to respond to President Donald Trump while presenting their own vision for the country. Candidates are sure to use the high-profile setting today and Wednesday to blast Trump's recent string of racist and incendiary tweets and comments, first about four congresswomen and more recently about Baltimore, a racially diverse U.S. ...
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Johnson presses EU on Brexit
(International News ~ 07/30/19)
LONDON -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed Britain closer to a no-deal exit from the European Union on Monday, insisting he will not hold Brexit talks with EU leaders unless the bloc lifts its refusal to reopen the existing divorce deal. Johnson is trying to pressure the EU to give ground by intensifying preparations for the U.K. to leave in three months without a withdrawal agreement...
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Putin opponent sent back to jail after suspected poisoning
(International News ~ 07/30/19)
MOSCOW -- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was moved back to jail from a hospital Monday even though his physician raised suspicions of a possible poisoning after he suffered facial swelling and a rash while in custody. Details about Navalny's condition were scarce after he was rushed to a hospital Sunday with what authorities said was a suspected allergy attack inside a detention facility where he was serving a 30-day sentence for calling an unsanctioned protest. ...
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Actresses of color make quest for equal pay a group effort
(Entertainment ~ 07/30/19)
LOS ANGELES -- Actresses of color are getting more roles and acclaim, but not commensurate money. Recognizing achieving change isn't a solo act, they looked for help -- and found it in each other. Giving colleagues a peek at their paychecks, speaking out about economic disparity and using hard-won success to boost others are among the measures slowly gaining traction in an industry where most actors are hunting for their next freelance job, and women of color face entrenched barriers...
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Coats out as intelligence director; Ratcliffe nominated
(National News ~ 07/30/19)
WASHINGTON -- Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, is resigning after a turbulent two years in which he and President Donald Trump were often at odds over Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump named a GOP congressman and fierce loyalist to replace him...
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Unmarked buildings, quiet legal help for accused priests
(National News ~ 07/30/19)
DRYDEN, Mich. -- The visiting priests arrived discreetly, day and night. Stripped of their collars and cassocks, they went unnoticed in this tiny Midwestern town as they were escorted into a dingy warehouse across from an elementary school playground. Neighbors had no idea some of the dressed-down clergymen dining at local restaurants might have been accused sexual predators...
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Accused of racism, Trump blasts black congressman as racist
(State News ~ 07/30/19)
WASHINGTON -- Facing growing accusations of racism for his incendiary tweets, President Donald Trump lashed out at his critics Monday and sought to deflect the criticism by labeling a leading black congressman as himself racist. In the latest rhetorical shot at lawmakers of color, Trump said his weekend comments referring to Rep. ...
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Docs: Insurers increasingly interfere
(National News ~ 07/30/19)
After Kim Lauerman was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, doctors wanted to give her a drug to prevent infections and fever during chemotherapy. Her insurer said no. Anthem Blue Cross told Lauerman the drug wasn't necessary. She eventually got it after an infection landed her in the hospital, leading to another problem: She ended up missing several chemo sessions...
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TSA: Man checked missile launcher in luggage at BWI
(National News ~ 07/30/19)
BALTIMORE — Federal officials said they’ve found a missile launcher in a man’s luggage at the airport in Baltimore. The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement the military grade weapon was in the man’s checked luggage at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. ...
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Big question in opioid suits: How to divide any settlement
(National News ~ 07/30/19)
The roughly 2,000 state and local governments suing the drug industry over the deadly opioid crisis have not seen any verdicts or reached any big national settlements but are already tussling with each other over how to divide any money they collect...
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U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver calls for impeachment inquiry
(State News ~ 07/30/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri is joining other Democrats in calling for an inquiry into whether President Donald Trump should be impeached. Cleaver on Monday issued a statement saying a special report and testimony before two House committees last week by former special counsel Robert Mueller convinced him the president committed one or more instances of obstruction of justice while in office...
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Square Inc. to move into Post-Dispatch building in St. Louis
(State News ~ 07/30/19)
ST. LOUIS -- The Silicon Valley firm Square Inc. has signed a 15-year lease for the downtown building that will soon be vacated by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, with plans to more than double its St. Louis workforce. Square Inc. was founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey along with Jim McKelvey. Both are St. Louis natives...
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Missouri tightens Legionnaires' reporting requirements
(State News ~ 07/30/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri health officials are tightening the requirements for reporting the severe form of pneumonia known as Legionnaires' disease. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services made an emergency rule change earlier this month requiring health providers to report evidence of Legionnaires' within one day instead of three...
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Missouri restricts dentists' prescriptions of opioids
(State News ~ 07/30/19)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A new Missouri law limits the amount and types of pain medications dentists can prescribe after studies found painkillers prescribed following routine dental work are contributing to a national epidemic of opioid addiction. Gov. Mike Parson signed the bill this month directing dentists to prescribe no opioids more than the equivalent of 10 regular Vicodin pills per day and to prescribe no extended-release opioids such as OxyContin at all...
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Mary Marshall
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
Mary Louise Marshall, 86, of Jackson died Monday, July 29, 2019, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jerry Bailey officiating. Interment will be in Sedgewickville Lutheran Cemetery in Sedgewickville, Missouri...
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Melvin Pohlman
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
** Melvin Pohlman Melvin A. Pohlman, 92, of Jackson died Monday, July 29, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Imogene Mansker
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Imogene McFall Mansker, 83, of Chaffee died Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 14, 1935, in Fornfelt to Franklin and Lula Ann Burton McFall. She married Gary Mansker on Oct. 2, 1967. He preceded her in death Aug. 22, 2011...
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Betty Whittington
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
** Betty Whittington Betty Whittington, 90, of Jackson died Monday, July 29, 2019, at her daughter's home in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Melissa Kurgas
(Obituary ~ 07/30/19)
Melissa Gale Kurgas, 47, of Scott City died Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Father's Arms Fellowship in Scott City. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Revs. Ken and Nancy Strong officiating...
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Police report 7-30-19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/30/19)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Bradley Wyss, 42, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of a drug violation. n Jeremy King, 38, of Jackson was arrested on a warrant...
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Births 7/30/19
(Births ~ 07/30/19)
Son to Nigel Jason Fowler and Chelsey Denae Garcia of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:16 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Name, Nigel Greyson. Weight, 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Fourth son. Garcia is the former Chelsey Scheffer, daughter of Jimmy and Lisa Brewer of Sikeston, Missouri. She is a registered nurse with United Health Care. Fowler is the son of Jimmy and Jeanette Fowler of Poplar Bluff. He is a certified clinical hemodialysis technician with Fresenius Kidney Care...
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Out of the past: July 30
(Out of the Past ~ 07/30/19)
Plaza Gifts and Office Supplies, which opened in Town Plaza Shopping Center in 1965, is closing; Frank Klueppel, owner of the business, announced he is closing the Cape Girardeau store and a branch at Sikeston, Missouri. The baseball field at Capaha Park continues to stamp itself as one of the best in the region; a brand-new scoreboard is being installed at the field; it measures approximately 38 feet wide and 22 feet tall; the reported cost of the scoreboard is close to $50,000 and is a joint project of the Capaha Field Improvement Committee and Pepsi, which serves as a major sponsor.. ...
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LOCAL LGBTQ+ SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS TO JOIN FORCES
(Submitted Story ~ 07/30/19)
A partnership between Safe Space Cape and PFLAG Cape Girardeau aims to make seeking support less taxing for LGBTQ+ families in the area. Two local LGBTQ+ support organizations will be joining forces to better support LGBTQ+ families in the Cape Girardeau area; Safe Space Cape will begin conducting one of their meetings a month in unison with PFLAG Cape Girardeau, on the third Friday of each month, beginning in August 2019. ...
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