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Two arrested for armed robbery in Sikeston; charges to come
(Local News ~ 03/27/21)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Two people are in custody for their alleged involvement in an armed robbery Thursday at a park in Sikeston. About 1:10 p.m., officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to Armory Park where a subject was robbed at gunpoint and a large amount of money was taken, according to Public Safety Officer Evelyn Aceves, public information officer for DPS...
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Jackson's annual e-cycle event June 5
(Local News ~ 03/27/21)
The City of Jackson announced Thursday its annual e-cycle event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 5 at the Sanitation Department. This special recycling effort is an opportunity for citizens and businesses to dispose of obsolete or unusable electronic items, small and large appliances and other metal objects...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 3/29/21 meeting
(Local News ~ 03/27/21)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minute n Minutes from March 25 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n COVID-19 Update: In an effort to keep Cape Girardeau County residents safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director Mark Winkler will be issuing an update at County Commission meetings. ...
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Getting a bit of a touch up
(Local News ~ 03/27/21)
Craig Thomas adds a fresh coat of paint Friday on the Andrew Jackson mural on West Main Street in Jackson.
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One step at a time
(Community ~ 03/27/21)
In the recent weeks after school, you could find a handful of robotics team students crowding around pieces of metal, screws, wires, gears and more trying to put them all together to create a functioning robot in Ms. West's classroom at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High...
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Man arrested in connection with March 15 shooting incident in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/27/21)
A man was arrested late Wednesday night in connection with a March 15 shooting incident in Cape Girardeau. According to Sgt. Joey Hann, Cape Girardeau police located Jacob Dylan Jungers, 29, of High Ridge just before midnight Wednesday walking near the intersection of Fountain Street and Broadway Avenue, and arrested him without incident...
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SEMO still plans for pre-COVID classroom environment in fall
(Local News ~ 03/27/21)
Class registration opens April 5 for the Fall 2021 semester at Southeast Missouri State University and university administration officials said "classroom capacities" will be set at pre-pandemic levels. Southeast provost Mike Godard, the university's chief academic officer, asked faculty this week to remind their student advisees course options will revert to what they were before March 2020 -- when Southeast's class schedule was disrupted by the spread of the coronavirus...
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Cape's Shad Burner played role in state COVID vaccination rollout
(Column ~ 03/27/21)
Missouri appears to be heading in a good direction with COVID-19. In November the state's virus positivity rate was 22%, but this week the number dropped to 4%. More and more individuals are receiving the vaccine, and supply is on the uptick. The last 12 months have not been easy, but Missouri has navigated the pandemic without extended lockdowns or mask mandates. ...
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Phase 2 of virus vaccine plan begins Monday
(Local News ~ 03/27/21)
As the State of Missouri opens Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccination plan Monday, local vaccinators are updating their vaccine clinic protocols. Saint Francis Medical Center will begin accepting walk-ins at its clinics in Cape Girardeau and Piedmont, Missouri, this week...
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Missouri bicentennial: St. Louis Browns come to Cape in WWII
(Local News ~ 03/27/21)
This is the 12th in a series of articles with Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation board chairman Frank Nickell, an emeritus faculty member of Southeast Missouri State University, commenting on Show Me State history on the 200th anniversary of Missouri being received as America's 24th state in 1821...
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Senior Center Menus for March 29 through April 2
(Community ~ 03/27/21)
Senior centers are open for carryout and delivery only. Monday: Barbecue riblet or Polish sausage, black-eyed peas, seasoned spinach, sauerkraut, cornbread and Mandarin oranges or black forest cake. Tuesday: Ground beef stroganoff or poppyseed chicken, savory carrots, Lima beans, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free gelatin dessert or regular gelatin dessert...
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GT - Adopt Sunny 3-28-21
(Community ~ 03/27/21)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This cute little guy is Sunny and he is all ready for his forever home. Come see him! If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.
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FYI 3-28-21
(Community ~ 03/27/21)
St. Ann PCCW of Guardian Angel in Oran, Missouri, will be making cinnamon rolls April 10, for pickup from 2 to 7:15 p.m. April 10 and 9 until after 10 a.m. Mass (about 11:15 to 11:30 a.m.) on April 11. To pre-order, please call or text Debbie Gaines at (573) 887-1015 (be sure to leave your name) or call her at (573) 262-3583 or call Agnes Moore at (573) 262-2207. If pre-ordered, you may pay the $15 per dozen at pickup...
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Learning brief 3-28-21
(Community ~ 03/27/21)
Nicole Sotak of Jackson earned the dean's award with distinction for the fall 2020 semester at Colgate University. Students who received a term grade-point aveage of 3.6 or higher while completing three courses during the fall 2020 semester earn this award...
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Beginning the spring thing
(Column ~ 03/27/21)
This photo shows the early leaf excitement of a red buckeye tree. In the burst of green leaves at upper right is a light whitish green cluster of flower buds. Temperatures well into the 60s and 70s within the next 10 days or so will have these little buds turning to red flowers...
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Dr. Wilson Brown comes to Missouri, 1823
(Column ~ 03/27/21)
Dr. Wilson Brown began his long trek to Missouri from Maryland in March 1823. A daily journal describes his 29-day trip, traveling approximately 20 miles per day. In spite of broken equipment, sickness, washed out roads and turbulent weather, including a tornado in Kentucky, he was elated to finally see the Mississippi River. With his wagon and horses, Dr. Brown crossed the river at Gill's Ferry, a mile above Grand Tower on April 22...
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Feel the wind
(Column ~ 03/27/21)
Wind. It's blowing on us as we stand at a ridge on the trail overlooking trees that aren't green yet and beyond, where buildings would be if we could see them. The trees are leafless, the trunks still straight lines of brown raising themselves into the air. The Tennessee dirt is beneath us, rocks and forest rubble guiding us along the path. I'll realize later the platforms of my white tennis shoes are now brown, but I won't bother cleaning them...
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Light overcomes darkness
(Column ~ 03/27/21)
Do you carry a flashlight? If you have a smartphone, you likely have an application that serves as a flashlight. I prefer to carry a dedicated flashlight that runs on a AAA battery. Did you realize police officers always carry a flashlight? One of the reasons is a lot of bad things happen in low-light situations. Criminals prefer to operate under the cover of darkness...
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I'd rather not
(Column ~ 03/27/21)
Some things haven't changed in the past 71 years I've been on this earth, but some things aren't even recognizable. I like the way the pickups and cars looked back in the '50s and '60s better than today. I liked the way men and women looked. Today, I wonder if it's a he or a she, and quite frankly on some I don't have a clue. ...
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Egyptian High School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/27/21)
Egyptian High School Third quarter High Honor Roll 9th grade: Mary Cox, Katie Dodson, Hailee Holm, Hallie Huffman, Raylynn Liggett, Elijah Price, Allison Turner, Peyton Vaughn. 10th grade: Brennon Hill, Makenzie Knupp, Rollin Turner. 11th grade: Michael Foltz, Anna McLaughlin, Jennifer McLaughlin, Breanna Plott, Sha'veh Price, Faith Sheppard, Maisie Sitton...
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Nell Holcomb School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/27/21)
Nell Holcomb School A Honor Roll 6th grade: Tyler Craig, Paisley Eyler, Lukas Haupt, Sydney Hoehne, Briley Hollis, Shaylee Mathes, Shelby Prokopf, Paige Rice, Molly White. 7th grade: Kendall Bourbon, Emma Dean, John Dickerson, Evan Farrow, Hannah Garnett, Claire Gibbs, Lucy Kerr, Zoe Kester, Cedris McCarty, Mark Richey, Trinity Wallace, Andrew Yarbro...
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Oran Elementary School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/27/21)
Oran Elementary School 3rd grade: Hayden Allen, Addie Bryeans, Josie Burke, Jazlyn Frederick, Mili Fuemmeler, Jordyn Gooch, Jaxon Graviett, Jase Gray, Raelynn Holland, Hayden Hollis, Lane Holmes, Wyatt Land, Urijah Meyer, Zander Roberts, Liam Shy, Olivia Smith, Ashlynn Wicker...
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St. Mary Cathedral School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/27/21)
St. Mary Cathedral School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Ella Carr, Faith Childs, Nolan Eftink, Presley Florek, Emersyn George, Scarlett Hampton, Katelynn Nguyen, Ella Wichern. 5th grade: Faraz Alam, Ty Blattel, Kade Burner, Collin Farrow, Margaret Florian, Layla Helman, Riley Honey, Adelina Ourth, Isabella Witte...
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Egyptian Middle School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/27/21)
Egyptian Middle School Third Quarter High Honor Roll 7th grade: Aubrey Schultz. 8th grade: Claire Greenley, Alesha Knupp. Honor Roll 6th grade: Coy Schultz, Mason Vaughn. 7th grade: Emma Cain, Rayah Huffman, William Lessar, Madison Neal, Landon Thompson...
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Egyptian Elementary School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/27/21)
Egyptian Elementary School Third quarter High Honor Roll 3rd grade: Macen Henderson, John Livingston, Leila Mandrell, Avery Parker, Journey Webb. 4th grade: Sophia Bigham, Reece Turner. 5th grade: Dynastee Carthell, Aaiden Stephens. Honor Roll 3rd grade: Jesse Arnhart, Chesleigh Miller...
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Guardian Angel School third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 03/27/21)
Guardian Angel School Third Quarter Super Students Kindergarten: Maebry Enderle, Tucker Hahn, Owen Morrison, Laynie Priggel. 1st grade: Chloe Caudle, Elizabeth David, Andrea Pobst, Saydi Priggel, Kambrie Seabaugh, Kaydren Williams. 2nd grade: Elaina Hahn, Dylan Levan...
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For Democrats, filibuster is only a malevolent tool when Republicans wield it
(Column ~ 03/27/21)
I get the idea of curses or bad karma. The house where a triple murder took place is going to sell for less than the one next door no matter how much you scrub the stains. I wouldn't want to use Hannibal Lecter's dishware no matter how much you cleaned it (and assuming he was a real person). That's just some bad juju...
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Biden, not Trump, driving border crisis
(Column ~ 03/27/21)
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas summed up our border crisis in a statement he released March 16: "We are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years." According to The Wall Street Journal, Border Patrol agents made about 75,000 arrests of migrants crossing illegally in January...
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Prayer 3-28-21
(Prayer ~ 03/27/21)
O Heavenly Father, thank you that we can put our faith and trust in you. Amen.
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Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks
(National News ~ 03/27/21)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the U.S. hopes will help shape, speed up and deepen global efforts to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuel pollution, administration officials told The Associated Press...
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Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal
(National News ~ 03/27/21)
SUEZ, Egypt -- A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers worked frantically to free a giant container ship that is stuck sideways in the waterway and disrupting global shipping...
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Jackson Co. to drop several COVID-19 protocols
(State News ~ 03/27/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jackson County is the latest Missouri jurisdiction to ease COVID-19 protocols as the numbers of new cases, deaths and hospitalizations continue to drop. County Executive Frank White Jr. said Friday as of April 9, all businesses can open at full capacity. That includes gyms, fitness centers and recreation centers...
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Births 3/28/21
(Births ~ 03/27/21)
Son to Dylan Levi and Regina Marie Cooper of Sikeston, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:53 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Name, Weston Michael. Weight, 8 pounds, 3 ounces. First child. Mrs. Cooper is the former Regina Seyer, daughter of Rodger and Shellie Seyer of Chaffee, Missouri. She is a registered nurse at Saint Francis Medical Center. Cooper is the son of Mike and Misty Cooper of Bloomfield, Missouri. He is a registered nurse at Missouri Delta Hospice...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 3/28/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/27/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 25 n Medical assists were made at 12:23 a.m. on William Street; 6:15 a.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 7:04 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 9:07 a.m. on Maria Louise Lane; 10:29 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 10:56 a.m. on North Spanish Street; 12:26 p.m. on North Spring Avenue...
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Area Police report 3/28/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/27/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 1700 block of Lacey Street. Miscellaneous n Weapons law violation was reported in the 300 block of Edgewood Road. n Drug violation was reported in the 3000 block of William Street...
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Dolly Welker
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dolly Mae Welker, 91, of Perryville passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. She was born Sept. 26, 1929, in Lithium, Missouri, to Benjamin Harrison and Mary Adaline Vessells Feltz. She and Joseph Weldon "Bud" Welker were married Oct. 15, 1949, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno, Missouri. He preceded her in death May 1, 2000...
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Bradley Proffer Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
CAMERON, Mo. -- Bradley Eugene Proffer Sr., 69, of Cameron, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Redwood of Cameron Nursing Home. He was born July 28, 1951, in Crump, son of Otis and Mary Ellen Ervin Proffer. He and Judy Ann Schafer were married in Cape Girardeau...
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Jason Owen
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
Jason Christopher Owen, 36, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021, from injuries received in a car crash. Jason was a born-again believer and is now resting in the arms of Jesus Christ, his Savior. He enjoyed studying theology and sharing his faith with others. Jason liked sports, especially baseball and NASCAR...
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Paul McFerron
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Paul McFerron passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis after an extended battle with cancer. He was born May 25, 1959, in Cape Girardeau to Kenneth and Carol Corbin McFerron. He married his high school sweetheart, April Hiett McFerron, on Aug. 15, 1980 in Advance. She was his greatest love and partner in life for more than 40 years...
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Ginger Masters
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
Ginger Norlene Masters, 63, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Columbia, Missouri, died Monday, March 22, 2021, at her home. Arrangements are by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be held at a later date...
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Kim Kefauver
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
Kim Kefauver, 68, of Jackson died Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time April 6 at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. April 6 at the funeral home with the Rev. Keith Luke officiating...
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Norman Hunt
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Norman "Butch" R. Hunt, 69, of Altenburg passed away Friday, March 26, 2021, at his home. He was born on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1951, near Altenburg to George A. and Elda Weber Hunt. He was the third born of four children. He and Mary Hager Hunt were married on Feb. 19, 1972. She survives in Altenburg...
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Judy Hines
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
Judy Hines, 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the Lutheran Home. She was born July 19, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Leach and Mary Reynolds Shelton. Judy and Harold Hines were married Nov. 16, 1963. He preceded her in death June 17, 1998...
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Eloise Franzyshen
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
SUTHERLAND, Va. -- Eloise Phillips Franzyshen, 69, of Sutherland passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Born in Cape Girardeau, she was the daughter of the late George O. Phillips and Marjorie Groves Mills. Eloise was a retired educator from the Chesterfield County (Virginia) Public Schools and had also worked in both Dinwiddie County and Hampton City public schools in Virginia. ...
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Edward Fluchel Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
Edward "Ed" Joseph Fluchel Jr., 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away at 11:37 a.m., Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at his home. He was born Dec. 29, 1942, in St. Louis to Edward J. and Leona Preis Fluchel Sr. Just before turning 21, Ed became the happy husband of Juliann Byrnes on Nov. 30, 1963. They enjoyed the company of one another for many years...
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Ken Bucher
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas -- Ken Bucher died Friday, March 12, 2021, at his home in North Richland Hills. Ken was born in Cape Girardeau to Albert and LaVera Bucher in 1943. He graduated from Kelly High School in Benton, Missouri, and was on the way to the U.S. Navy the day after graduation...
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Harold Brinkopf
(Obituary ~ 03/27/21)
KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- Harold "Brink" Brinkopf of Kapolei passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, at his home. He was born in Cape Girardeau April 16, 1928, the son of Walter J. and Clara Lehne Brinkopf. An older brother, James, died in 2007. Brink's wife, Mary Charlotte "Peggy," preceded him in death Sept. 22, 2019, after 68 years of marriage...
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Rush lives on -- A threnody for my mentor
(Column ~ 03/27/21)
Editor's note: The following column originally appeared at americanmind.org, a publication of The Claremont Institute. There's a long-running joke in the Limbaugh family about meeting someone new. When we introduce ourselves to someone using our full name, often the person will lean in to ask (as we brace ourselves for hostile comment), "Limbaugh? Wait, are you related to ... Andy Limbaugh?!"...
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Out of the past: March 27
(Out of the Past ~ 03/27/21)
Voters will go to the polls to elect school board members in Jackson next week, but they may return in August to decide on a bond issue for the school district; a report from the facilities review committee ranks the district's building needs; some of the committee's recommendations to the school board include constructing a math and science building at the high school, an addition to North Elementary School that would add about two rooms per grade level, building a new elementary school south of town and an addition at the junior high school.. ...
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Out of the past: March 28
(Out of the Past ~ 03/27/21)
A Missouri Supreme Court decision to end the state's use tax has city and county leaders nervously waiting for more information; the 1.5% tax was levied in July 1992 on residents and businesses who buy products from other states and then store or use them in Missouri; it primarily affected mail-order businesses and large industries that import raw materials; justices threw out the tax Tuesday with a 7-0 ruling...
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Three reasons not to weep this Easter
(Column ~ 03/27/21)
"Why do you seek the living among the dead?" Angels asked of the women who came to the tomb of Jesus that first Easter morning (Luke 24:5). There are three actions taken from this question. First, the question calls for an investigation. Luke describes two men in dazzling apparel, angels, observing that these women are looking for something. "Why do you seek ...," the interrogation begins. More specifically, who do you seek?...
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