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Bloomberg drops out of presidential race, endorses Biden
(National News ~ 03/05/20)
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New York City mayor, who had his 2020 hopes on the Super Tuesday states and pumped more than $500 million of his own fortune into the campaign...
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A chili day in Cape
(Local News ~ 03/05/20)
Cape Noon Optimist Club member Frank Glueck of New Hamburg, Missouri, left, laughs with fellow member Doug Lester of Cape Girardeau while getting ingredients ready for chili before the club's 36th annual Chili Day on Wednesday at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Having a steak from a cast-iron skillet
(Community ~ 03/05/20)
"Don't throw the past away. You might need it some rainy day. Dreams can come true again, when everything old is new again." So go the lyrics to one of the late Peter Allen's songs, which he once performed on the stage of the Radio City Music Hall, joining the Rockettes' kickline in the process, the first man ever to do so...
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A change of plans leads to a taste of the South
(Community ~ 03/05/20)
Are you familiar with the saying "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans?" If you love God, you will be happy to know I am quite busy over here cracking him up with all of my big plans. One of my plans last week was to travel down south to visit a little hole in the wall restaurant and try their signature dish. I knew the trip would take up the majority of my day, so I mentally orchestrated my weekend around it...
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Nell Holcomb district voters to weigh Proposition Hawks on April ballot
(Local News ~ 03/05/20)
Cape Girardeau County voters will soon have the chance to vote on an operating levy increasing the Nell Holcomb School District’s tax rate by 47 cents to $4.07. The levy will appear on the April 7 ballot for voters within the school district and could help meet some of the school’s immediate needs, including improvements to student safety, the purchase of two new buses, improvements to mathematics and science curriculum, updated technology and retaining small class sizes, according to the district.. ...
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Each for Equal women's networking event Monday
(Local News ~ 03/05/20)
Each woman individually can make a big difference collectively for all women, and that’s the theme behind Monday’s networking and forum event, Each for Equal. The event pairs students in Southeast Missouri State University’s Golden Z Club chapter, a branch of professional women’s organization Zonta International, with women professionals in the community...
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VIP plans expansion of Heartland facility to begin food repackaging, increase recycling work
(Local News ~ 03/05/20)
After nearly 35 years on the drawing board, Heartland Industries in Cape Girardeau has started work on a project to double the size of its warehouse and production facility in anticipation of business growth. When completed later this year, the facility on Southern Expressway just west of South Sprigg Street will have roughly 110,000 square feet under roof, enough room to accommodate existing operations as well as future contracts...
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Business Park: Adding jobs to the local economy
(B Magazine ~ 03/05/20)
Location, location, location. That's why Pepsi MidAmerica chose to establish a distribution center in the Cape Girardeau Business Park. "We couldn't ask for a better location," said Jonathon Briley, area manager with Pepsi MidAmerica, as he recently walked between buildings on the company's 17-acre site in the Business Park...
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Lenten (meal) offerings for your family meals
(Community ~ 03/05/20)
During the season of Lent, many people refrain from eating red meats and switch their protein intake to seafood and fish. In keeping with that idea, I looked through many recipes and chose a few to add to your Lent recipe collection. I tried to stay away from traditional tuna casserole or salmon patties and make it a little more interesting. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/05/20)
Today is Thursday, March 5, the 65th day of 2020. There are 301 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who'd been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people...
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Unequal sports coverage
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/05/20)
I was very disappointed when reading the sports page in the Southeast Missourian on Feb. 28. The Delta boys won their District over Oak Ridge in a very even and well played game by both teams. The Delta girls also won their District over Scott County Central, also in a well played game by both schools. However, my disappointment was in the fact that there was a very nice article about the boys game and no article about the girls game. And we wonder why women speak out about unfair treatment...
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Romney: profile in courage
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/05/20)
Senator Mitt Romney's declaration on the Senate floor on Feb. 5, 2020 will be immortalized as one of the most significant speeches of the 21st century. History will prove how dark these days truly are and what a travesty of justice occurred. It will co-anchor Dec.7, 1941 -- Day of Infamy -- self-destruction by partisanship...
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Honorees recognized for contributions to downtown Cape
(Editorial ~ 03/05/20)
Several businesses and downtown champions were recognized last week at the annual Old Town Cape Dinner. This year's lineup: n Charles L. Hutson Visionary Award: James Stapleton, executive director of the Marquette Tech District Foundation. The award goes to an individual or organization committed to downtown's revitalization...
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James Bond film release pushed back to November because of coronavirus
(Entertainment ~ 03/05/20)
LOS ANGELES -- The release of the James Bond film "No Time To Die" has been pushed back several months because of global concerns about coronavirus. MGM, Universal and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced on Twitter Wednesday that the film would be pushed back from its April release to November 2020...
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Accent mark in official Santa Fe seal in wrong spot
(National News ~ 03/05/20)
SANTA FE, N.M. — An accent mark on the official seal of the capital city of the nation’s most Hispanic state is in the wrong spot. The misplaced accent mark at the top of the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico’s website was recently spotted by a reporter who uses an accent in his name, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. ...
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Cellphone alerts helped TN couple escape tornado
(National News ~ 03/05/20)
BAXTER, Tenn. -- Billy Dyer's cellphone blared out an emergency alert, then his wife Kathy's phone followed, giving them just enough time to get downstairs and flip on a TV to check the news. Then the tornado hit. When the sun rose Tuesday morning, the Dyers emerged to find the walls around their corner bedroom gone. Their mattress was perched precariously on their bed's headboard, with only sky all around...
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Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness
(National News ~ 03/05/20)
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases. A patient recently had it done at the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland for an inherited form of blindness, the companies that make the treatment announced Wednesday. They would not give details on the patient or when the surgery occurred...
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Sanders refocuses on Biden
(National News ~ 03/05/20)
WASHINGTON -- His front-runner status slipping, Bernie Sanders refocused his Democratic presidential campaign on surging rival Joe Biden on Wednesday as the Vermont senator's allies grappled with the fallout from a Super Tuesday stumble that raised internal concerns about the direction of his White House bid...
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Food stamp change fuels anxiety as states try to curb impact
(National News ~ 03/05/20)
CHICAGO -- Having food stamps offers Richard Butler a stability he's rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys' home and jail for burglary and has since struggled to find a permanent home...
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Supreme Court divided in major abortion case
(National News ~ 03/05/20)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court appeared divided in its first major abortion case of the Trump era, leaving Chief Justice John Roberts as the likely deciding vote. Roberts did not say enough to tip his hand in an hour of spirited arguments at the high court Wednesday...
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U.S. death toll from virus hits 11
(National News ~ 03/05/20)
SEATTLE -- The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California -- the first reported fatality outside Washington state -- as federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home where most of the victims were stricken...
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Loretta Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/05/20)
JACKSBORO, Tenn. -- Loretta Henson Westrich Smith, 82, of Jacksboro passed away Monday, March 2, 2020. She was of the Lutheran faith and a retired registered nurse, having worked at LaFollette (Tennessee) Medical Center for several years. Loretta was preceded in death by husbands, Elmer Westrich and Bill Smith; parents, Homer and Minnie Wilson Henson; and sister, Trula Adkins...
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Ralph Schnurbusch
(Obituary ~ 03/05/20)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Ralph J. Schnurbusch passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Parkland Health Center at the age of 90. He was born in Perryville, Missouri, on June 19, 1929, to the late Louis and Theresa Gebhardt Schnurbusch. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Velda Moore Schnurbusch; his son, Craig Schnurbusch; and six siblings...
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Peggy McCall
(Obituary ~ 03/05/20)
Peggy Ann McCall, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Oct. 23, 1951, in Anna, Illinois, to Charles Herbert and Ethel May Kelly Wright. She was a 1969 graduate of Civic Memorial High School in Bethalto, Illinois...
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Lynn Fitzpatrick
(Obituary ~ 03/05/20)
Lester "Lynn" Fitzpatrick, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 28, 1952, in Cairo, Illinois, to Cecil A. and Wanda Poe Fitzpatrick. He was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, where he participated in football and wrestling. He received a bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Missouri state Senate Democrats shuffle leadership
(State News ~ 03/05/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The top Democrat in the Missouri state Senate resigned from leadership Tuesday to give her successor time to transition. Suburban St. Louis Sen. Gina Walsh announced she's giving up her position as the Senate's Democratic minority leader...
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Missouri Democrats fight pelvic exam directive for abortions
(State News ~ 03/05/20)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House Democrats are working to rescind a state mandate requiring heath care providers to perform pelvic exams prior to abortions, although some lawmakers say it will be hard to gain bipartisan support during an election year...
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Lawsuit alleges Missouri fails severely disabled children
(State News ~ 03/05/20)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri is denying severely disabled children full access to services and failing to prevent unnecessary placements in institutions, according to a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of nine children and teenagers with medically complex conditions who are enrolled in Medicaid -- public coverage administered by the state, the St. ...
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Missouri high court weighs life sentences for older teens
(State News ~ 03/05/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against mandatory life sentences for juveniles should also apply to older teenagers, a Missouri man imprisoned for killing his grandparents at age 19 argued to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday...
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Prayer 3/5/20
(Prayer ~ 03/05/20)
O Father God, may our arms reach out to those in need. Amen.
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Out of the past: March 5
(Out of the Past ~ 03/05/20)
More than $81,000 is raised by the Southeast Missouri Easter Seal Society through its national telethon at the KBSI-Fox 23 TV studio here; the funds will help support various programs such as the Easter Seal Early Learning Center. The Rev. Robert J. Hopkins, president and founder of Joy of Harvest Ministries, speaks at Christian Faith Fellowship; Hopkins travels across the country speaking at conventions, revivals, tent meetings and seminars...
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Births 3/5/20
(Births ~ 03/05/20)
Daughter to Caleb Jones and Katy Long of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 12:37 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. Name, Sophia Renae. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Long is the daughter of Robert and Robin Wilson of Jackson and Wes and Crista Long of Delta. Jones is the son of Wally and Dianna Jones of Cape Girardeau...
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Sponsored: Why antibiotics aren’t always the answer
(Insiders Advice ~ 03/05/20)
The bacteria Clostridium Difficile, commonly known as C. diff, is a rising concern in the health care community due to its high association to life-threatening diarrhea. According to the Centers for Disease Control in 2017, C. diff caused an estimated 12,800 deaths in the U.S. and attributed to $1 billion in health care spending...
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Medicaid expansion will benefit patients, state economy
(Column ~ 03/05/20)
As a practicing physician of 36 years, there's nothing worse than seeing a patient with a late-stage illness that likely could have been prevented if only they had come to see me earlier -- but didn't, because their job doesn't offer insurance, and they can't afford basic coverage on their own...
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