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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 3/30/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, March 30, 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, March. 27, meeting Communications/reports -- other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Highway 25 in Cape County scheduled for light installation; Route W in Scott County closed for railroad maintenance
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
HContractor crews will install roadside lights along Highway 25 in Cape Girardeau County, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. This section of highway is at the roundabout in Blomeyer. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Wednesday, April 12, through Friday, April 21...
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Celebrating a milestone birthday with food
(Community ~ 03/30/23)
Happy birthday to my husband Scott, who is turning 60 years old this weekend. Having a special, milestone birthday is certainly a cause for celebration, and no doubt that will include some of his favorite foods. Over the 33 years we have been married, Scott's food preferences have changed a bit, like all of ours have. ...
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Guest pianist to give solo performance at River Campus
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
Guest pianist Robert Watson will perform a concert this weekend at Shuck Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau. The performance is free and will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1. Watson will play selections from such composers as Frederic Chopin, Sergei Prokofiev and Manos Hadjidakis...
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Fire engine, passenger vehicle collide in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
A Cape Girardeau Fire Department engine and a passenger vehicle collided late Wednesday morning, March 29, near the intersection of South Sprigg and Independence streets in Cape Girardeau. The accident happened at the entrance to a parking lot for Fire Station No. 1, located at 1 South Sprigg St. The lot exits onto Independence Street. ...
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Site work begins for ALDI in Jackson
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
A bulldozer from Vern Bauman Contracting of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, was employed Wednesday, March 29, in site preparation for the future Jackson ALDI supermarket at 2502 E. Jackson Blvd. ...
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Under the sea: 'Little Mermaid' opens at Notre Dame
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
Libby Buchheit, center, sings as Flounder during rehearsal for "The Little Mermaid" on Wednesday, March 29, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky: 'Addams Family' to be performed at Cape Central
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
Students prepare for their production of "The Addams Family" musical Wednesday, March 29, in Kinder Performance Hall at Cape Girardeau Central High School in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Better baking in an instant
(Community ~ 03/30/23)
Though it was introduced in 1918 by My-T-Fine, it wasn't until years later, after Jello came out with its own version, that such a product attracted the attention of cooks. Thus it was, in the '50s, in response to one of the most irritating television commercials ever produced ("Busy day, busy day, busy day") that my mom tried instant pudding for the first time. ...
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Hot off the press! Great panini found in depths of old factory
(Community ~ 03/30/23)
It's road trip weather! There's a nifty place in Farmington, Missouri, called The Factory, which is a huge brick building that used to be a shirt factory. Someone had the bright idea to put what is essentially a mall inside of the big old empty factory, and it was dark and a little dingy, but it was unusual, and it worked for me. I entered on the ground floor, walked down a few concrete steps, and was staring at what looked like concrete streets going in three different directions...
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Centenary to host congregation vote about denomination membership
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau has scheduled a congregation vote Sunday, April 23, for a possible split from the United Methodist denomination. ...
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Cape Girardeau County health board hopefuls tout views
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
A quartet of candidates seek to fill two four-year terms on the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center (PHC) Board of Trustees in the Tuesday, April 4, election. n Diane Howard, attorney (incumbent) n Nancy Johnson, semi- retired nurse practitioner...
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Ruth Knote recalled for cooking, the arts and family
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
The long life of 1945 Cape Girardeau Central graduate Ruth Rueseler Knote, who died Monday, March 27, at age 95, seems to fit Merriam-Webster Dictionary's definition of a "renaissance woman." To wit: a woman interested in and knowledgeable about many things...
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Jefferson pool set to open next week
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
The Jefferson Elementary Aquatic Center in Cape Girardeau will open to the public Monday, April 3, with a ribbon-cutting to follow later in the week. The grand opening event for the pool will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 6. The ceremony will include presentations from Cape Girardeau Public Schools and City of Cape Girardeau staff, as well as facility tours and refreshments...
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Perry County law enforcement detain student in bomb threat
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
The Perryville (Missouri) Police Department was notified Wednesday night, March 29, of a possible bomb threat by a Perry County School District middle school student. The juvenile allegedly told several students Wednesday not to come to school Thursday, March 30, because he planned to bring a bomb, according to a news release from the Perryville Police Department...
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9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky, a military spokesperson said. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, said Thursday morning that the deaths happened the previous night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission...
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Cape Girardeau’s Joy Brooker tries out on ‘America’s Got Talent’
(Local News ~ 03/30/23)
Cape Girardeau singing telegram extraordinaire and social media sensation Joy Brooker is stepping onto America’s TV stage. Brooker recently performed in front of the judges and crowd on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”...
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Sponsored: Can regenerative medicine help prevent joint and spine surgery?
(Insiders Advice ~ 03/30/23)
If your joints and spine function properly, do they hurt? No. Pain occurs from damage. If there is no damage, there is no pain. Here’s how it works. Pain develops from damage. Damage comes from improper function. Improper function comes from imbalance in the joint and muscle. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
Today is Thursday, March 30, the 89th day of 2023. There are 276 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.; also wounded were White House press secretary James Brady, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and a District of Columbia police officer, Thomas Delahanty...
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Prayer 3-30-23
(Prayer ~ 03/30/23)
O God, we praise the risen Lord Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, the King of Kings. Amen.
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China controls your meds
(Column ~ 03/30/23)
Democrats and Republicans battered TikTok's CEO at a House of Representatives hearing last week — for good reason. The Chinese app poses a national security risk, accumulating troves of data on its American users. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's slithery comment that "I don't think spying is the right way to describe it," only heightened concerns...
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SAFE Act and Save Women's Sports pass the Senate
(Column ~ 03/30/23)
In a previous column, I discussed the challenge of passing contentious legislation without resorting to heavy-handed parliamentary procedures. Specifically, I wrote about the difficulty the state Senate faced advancing legislation to address transgender student athletes and prohibit life-altering gender transition procedures for children...
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Resources available to help veterans with suicidal thoughts
(Column ~ 03/30/23)
If you are a veteran in crisis or concerned about someone who is, help is here. In January, the new COMPACT Act went into effect across the U.S. The COMPACT Act is the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care and Treatment legislation. The act allows all honorably discharged veterans who are experiencing a suicidal crisis to go to any mental health care facility for no-cost treatment. Veterans do not need to be enrolled to use this benefit...
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Fire report 3-30-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/30/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 28 n Medical assists were made at 9:31 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 11:28 a.m. on Sharon Drive; 12:33 p.m. on South Farrar Drive; 12:40 p.m. on Megan Drive; 12:46 p.m. on North Broadview Street; 3:48 p.m. on William Street; 4:06 p.m. on North Frederick Street; and 7:24 a.m. on North Frederick Street. ...
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Police report 3-30-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/30/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported by Scott City Police Department. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Minnesota Avenue...
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Dorothy Raines
(Obituary ~ 03/30/23)
Dorothy Sue Walker Raines, formerly of Scott City, was born Feb. 20, 1937, in East Prairie, Missouri, to Earl and Edna Derrington Walker. She passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Arizona. Dorothy married Cleatus Raines on Aug. 7, 1959, in Cape Girardeau...
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Harold Harris
(Obituary ~ 03/30/23)
Harold Gene Harris, 78, of Jackson, formerly of Cheboygan, Michigan, died Sunday, March 26, 2023, at his home. A memorial visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the funeral home...
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Mary Armbruster
(Obituary ~ 03/30/23)
ADVANCE, Mo. — Mary "Jerilyn" Armbruster, 80, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, March 27, 2023, at her home. A memorial service will be at a later date. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.
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Birth 3/30/23
(Births ~ 03/30/23)
Son to Josh Turner and Michelle Asfour of Chaffee, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 6:19 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2023. Name, Foeste Sutton. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Second child, first son. Asfour is the daughter of Elie M. Asfour of St. Louis and the late Pamela S. Foeste. She is a stay-at-home mom. Turner is the son of Ann D. Turner and Joseph W. Turner of Fenton, Missouri. He is employed by Plaza Tire...
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7 California officers charged in death of man in custody
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed "I can't breathe" while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample...
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GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday swept aside the Democratic governor's veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people -- from banning access to gender-affirming health care to restricting the bathrooms they can use...
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California reparations amount, if any, left to politicians
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The leader of California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force Wednesday said it won't take a stance on how much the state should compensate Black residents whom economists estimate may be owed more than $800 billion for decades of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination...
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West Virginia governor signs ban on gender-affirming care
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday signed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors, joining at least 10 other states that have enacted laws restricting or outlawing medically supported treatments for transgender youth...
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Senate votes to repeal Iraq War approval many see as mistake
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the resolution that gave a green light for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a bipartisan effort to return a basic war power to Congress 20 years after an authorization many now view as a mistake. Iraqi deaths are estimated in the hundreds of thousands, and nearly 5,000 U.S. troops were killed in the war after President George W. Bush's administration falsely claimed that Saddam Hussein was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction...
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Permit to buy handgun no longer required in North Carolina
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina residents can now buy a handgun without getting a permit from a local sheriff, after the Republican-controlled legislature on Wednesday overrode the Democratic governor's veto -- a first since 2018. The House voted 71-46 to enact the bill, which eliminates the longstanding permit system requiring sheriffs to perform character evaluations and criminal history checks of pistol applicants. The Senate overrode Gov. Roy Cooper's veto in a party-line vote on Tuesday...
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Nashville shooting timeline: What we know so far
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
Monday's shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville unfolded over approximately 15 minutes as a shooter opened fire inside, killing six people, before police arrived and fatally shot the suspect. Three children and three adults were killed in the shooting at The Covenant School...
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Twitter removes tweets about 'Trans Day of Vengeance'
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter says it has removed thousands of tweets showing a poster promoting a "trans day of vengeance" protest in support of transgender rights in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Ella Irwin, Twitter's head of Trust and Safety, said in a tweet Wednesday that the company automatically removed more than 5,000 tweets and retweets of a poster promoting the event...
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Most gig workers paid sick leave under new Seattle law
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
SEATTLE -- Most gig workers in Seattle will be permanently entitled to paid sick leave and safe time under a first-in-the-nation law signed by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Wednesday. The measure expands pandemic-era protections and strengthens labor rights for app-based workers...
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DeSantis' board says Disney stripped them of power
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World said Wednesday that their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers...
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California may end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- When North Carolina in 2016 banned transgender people from using the bathroom of their gender identity in public buildings, California retaliated by banning state-funded travel to that state and any other state with laws it deemed discriminatory against LGBTQ people...
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Dangerous storms, tornadoes may target Midwest, South
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
A seemingly relentless series of severe storms, likely with deadly tornadoes, are forecast to rip across parts of America's Midwest and South over the next couple weeks, especially Friday, meteorologists said. An unusual weather pattern has set in, last week triggering the devastating tornado that hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and meteorologists fear this Friday will be one of the worst days, with much more to come. ...
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Trump grand jury poised to take pre-planned break from case
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
NEW YORK -- The Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money paid on Donald Trump's behalf is scheduled to consider other matters next week before taking a previously scheduled two-week hiatus, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. That means a vote on whether or not to indict the former president likely wouldn't come until late April at the earliest...
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Latest storm piles more snow on California mountains
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
LOS ANGELES -- A cold low pressure system spinning off the coast of California sent bands of rain and snow across the state Wednesday, making travel difficult and adding to an epic mountain snowpack. Forecasters said the storm was not as strong as the systems that pounded the state all winter, but that chains were required for vehicles on highways through the Sierra Nevada. A section of U.S. 395 on the eastern side of the range was closed because of the snowfall...
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Capitol riot: FBI informant testifies for Proud Boys defense
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
WASHINGTON -- An FBI informant who marched to the U.S. Capitol with fellow Proud Boys members on Jan. 6 testified on Wednesday that he didn't know of any plans for the far-right extremist group to invade the building and didn't think they inspired the violence that day...
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Pope to be hospitalized for days with respiratory infection
(International News ~ 03/30/23)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, doesn't have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement late Wednesday...
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EU slams prison term for Russian father in antiwar art case
(International News ~ 03/30/23)
TALLINN, Estonia -- Russia's prosecution of a single father whose daughter drew an antiwar sketch at school elicited outrage from the European Union on Wednesday, even as the man, who fled house arrest before the verdict was announced, remained at large...
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China threatens to retaliate if McCarthy meets Taiwan leader
(International News ~ 03/30/23)
BEIJING -- China threatened retaliation on Wednesday if U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with Taiwan's president during her upcoming trip through Los Angeles. President Tsai Ing-wen left Taiwan Wednesday afternoon on a tour of the island's diplomatic allies in the Americas, which she framed as a chance to demonstrate Taiwan's commitment to democratic values on the world stage...
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Mexico investigates 8 over deadly fire at migrant facility
(International News ~ 03/30/23)
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Mexican authorities said Wednesday that eight employees or officials are being investigated for possible misconduct at a migrant detention center where a fire killed 39 detained men. Anger and frustration in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez boiled over as hundreds of migrants walked to a U.S. border gate hoping to make a mass crossing...
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Musk, scientists call for halt to AI race sparked by ChatGPT
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
Are tech companies moving too fast in rolling out powerful artificial intelligence technology that could one day outsmart humans? That's the conclusion of a group of prominent computer scientists and other tech industry notables such as Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak who are calling for a 6-month pause to consider the risks...
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FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. It's a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a life-saving drug, though the exact impact will not be clear immediately...
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Biden: World 'turning the tide' after backslide on democracy
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered an optimistic outlook on the health of democracy worldwide, declaring that leaders are "turning the tide" in stemming a yearslong backslide of democratic institutions. Opening his second democracy summit, Biden looked to spotlight hopeful advancements over the past year despite Russia's war in neighboring Ukraine and U.S. tensions with China over its military and economic influence in the Indo-Pacific and beyond...
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Israeli PM, Biden exchange frosty words over legal overhaul
(International News ~ 03/30/23)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's prime minister on Wednesday brushed aside criticism of his judicial overhaul plan from President Joe Biden, saying the matter was an internal Israeli issue and would not be influenced by outside pressure. While both sides tried to play down their differences, it was a rare bout of public disagreement between the two close allies, and reflected what has been a lukewarm relationship between the Biden administration and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government. ...
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Victims of Nashville school shooting honored in somber vigil
(National News ~ 03/30/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Hundreds gathered Wednesday at a candlelight vigil in Nashville to honor and mourn the three children and three adults who were killed in a shooting at a Christian school this week. The downtown ceremony for the victims of the shooting at The Covenant School was somber and at times tearful, as speaker after speaker read the names of the victims and offered condolences to their loved ones. ...
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TikTok ban pushed by Missouri's Hawley blocked in Senate
(State News ~ 03/30/23)
WASHINGTON -- Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley tried to force a Senate vote Wednesday on legislation that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States, but he was blocked by a fellow Republican as lawmakers in both chambers are still trying to figure out what action, if any, is appropriate against the social media app...
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Out of the past: March 30
(Out of the Past ~ 03/30/23)
Cape Girardeau voters will consider 18 issues on the April 7 ballot, an unusually lengthy ballot; Cape Girardeau County Clerk Rodney Miller recommends voters take time in advance of election day to consider the issues; if voters come to the polls without some information about what they will decide, Miller fears long waits at polling places...
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American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Missouri Presents Get Your CEU Kicks on Route 66 Conference
(Submitted Story ~ 03/30/23)
The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science – Missouri (ASCLS-MO) will present the Get Your CEU Kicks on Route 66 Laboratory Learning Conference, taking place in Springfield, MO, on April 20-21, 2023. ASCLS-MO is proud to bring this two-day conference to the Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield Campus for its biennial event and annual membership meeting. ...
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