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2019 Newsmakers: Andy Patel
(B Magazine ~ 09/02/19)
Andy Patel, national franchise owner, came to the United States from India when he was 20 years old with $20. It was money his parents had given him as they saw him off from their small farming community, believing in his dream of making it in America through hard work...
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2019 Newsmakers: Gayle Unverferth
(B Magazine ~ 09/02/19)
Next year, Gayle Unverferth, RN, OB nurse at SoutheastHEALTH who has served the Cape Girardeau community at the hosptial for 40 years, will retire. Forty years at the same hospital in the same community is quite a feat. Especially today, when nurses often stay for only a couple of years at an institution due to the myriad of opportunities available. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/02/19)
Today is Monday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2019. There are 120 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 2, 1969, in what some regard as the birth of the Internet, two connected computers at the University of California, Los Angeles, passed test data through a 15-foot cable. The first automatic teller machine (ATM) to utilize magnetic-striped cards was opened to the public at Chemical Bank in New York. (Called a "Docuteller," it was developed by Donald C. Wetzel.)...
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Out of the past: Sept. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 09/02/19)
Air Evac Lifeteam Corp. is in the process of purchasing the assets of Cape Central Airways to become the next fixed base operator at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport; the purchase will dissolve, if the city council doesn't approve Air Evac becoming the next fixed base operator...
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The Shipyard Music Festival
(09/02/19)
What’s a music festival? You know. The Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, 1965. The Monterey Pop Festival, California, 1967. Woodstock, New York, 1969. Those are just a few examples. Turns out, the music festival goes back to the ancient Greeks at Delphi in the 6th Century B.C.: they held multiple-day events that included music and athletic competitions. ...
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Age Spots: The Dating Pool is Getting Deep
(09/02/19)
It can be hard to find companionship at almost any age, but it can be extra difficult for seniors who choose to jump back in the dating pool. So many obstacles such as health, family and the fact that you have not dated in a few decades can make a person question the wisdom of dating again...
- The Art of Woodturning (09/02/19)
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Off to the Races
(09/02/19)
There’s one rule for joining Old Farts Racing, a lawn mower racing team in Patton, Missouri: you have to be 65 years old or older. It’s a club that was formed approximately five or six years ago by Leonard Crites, Bob Crites, Carl Crites, Rick Fox, Wayne Goodwin and Vernon Yount. ...
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Now Read This: “The Lost Letters of William Woolf,” by Helen Cullen
(09/02/19)
There’s something magical about getting a letter in the mail, its contents scrawled in perfectly-scripted cursive meant just for you. And William Woolf, a letter detective at the Dead Letters Depot, feels this same sense of euphoria when he sticks his hand deep into a bag of lost letters to pull out the one he is fated to read and hopefully return to its rightful recipient. ...
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Delicious Reading: Modern Honey and Copycat Levain Chocolate Chip Cookies
(09/02/19)
When I was planning our family’s trip to New York City this summer, I turned to various friends of ours who live in the city for the advice. They rarely added another sight to see to our itinerary, but they often suggested places to eat. New Yorkers are famous for starting food trends like the Cronut and rainbow bagel, but also eschewing anything pedestrian or too touristy. ...
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Bridge Communication Gaps with the Human Connection
(09/02/19)
At 9 a.m., Kaye puts on her coat and picks up her purse, readying for her dental appointment. I explain to her that the appointment is not until 10:40 and it will take us only 10 minutes to drive to the dentist’s office. She looks puzzled, but puts her purse down...
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Old and Young Turn Out for Egypt Mills Festival
(09/02/19)
With the roaring sound of the tractor pull, Egypt Fest 2019 was in full swing. Held on the grounds of the Egypt Mills Antique Tractor Club along Highway 177 north of Cape Girardeau, old and young from the community took part in the festivities. David Powers said it was the 37th holding the festival held this year on the weekend of Aug. 24 and 25. Powers has lived in Egypt Mills for the last quarter century and is now president of the tractor club...
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Paradoxes
(09/02/19)
Life is full of paradoxes. Like picking up dead flowers on a loved one’s grave site — a kind of death for the dead. Or stepping on old, soggy, torn ticket stubs from that baseball game someone waited months to attend; now the ticket is rendered unnecessary, but without that ticket, the experience would not have happened. ...
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Keeping the Love Going
(09/02/19)
Loosing a beloved canine friend can be a heartbreaking experience for some, and while many who lose a furry friend never take on another dog, some of us start all over again. My beloved 8-year-old chocolate lab, Abbie, was put to sleep April 1 after a mast cell tumor became too aggressive too quickly. ...
- A Look Back (09/02/19)
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