O Father God, may our faith bear fruit by helping those in need. Amen.
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It’s not about you, Marjorie Taylor Greene3What a good week it should have been for Republicans. Dozens of campuses from UCLA to Columbia University were being wracked by pro-Palestinian protestors who set up “Gaza Solidarity” encampments, spewed antisemitic hate speech, took over buildings and intimidated Jewish students. ...
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Ultraprocessed food manufacturers should not be permitted to market to children1My son brought home a bookmark from school promoting the school’s spring book fair — and it doubled as a coupon to a fast-food restaurant. This isn’t the first "free kid’s meal" coupon my son has gotten. It’s a pretty common thing, and after the book I just read, it annoys me. ...
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Will California hobble the US railroad industry?American federalism is struggling. Federal rules are an overwhelming presence in every state government, and some states, due to their size or other leverage, can impose their own policies on much or all of the country. The problem has been made clearer by an under-the-radar plan to phase out diesel locomotives in California. If the federal government provides the state with a helping hand, it would bring nationwide repercussions for a vital, overlooked industry. ...
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A look at sales, property taxes in Cape Girardeau (5/4/24)6Stacy KinderThe City of Cape’s fiscal year begins every July, and our administration is very busy preparing the FY25 budget for city council approval. This process will be before the public numerous times in June, which is important as our city budget lays out the city’s priorities. It is vital that city residents can see clearly how revenue is generated, and how it is used.
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No, demonstrations today not like the 1960s (5/4/24)Star ParkerThe current demonstrations on college campuses against Israel remind some of the unrest on college campuses during the 1960s. But the comparison is not a good one.
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Trusting China in inviting another pandemic (5/3/24)3Betsy McCaugheyIt’s one thing to die from natural causes. Worse, to die from a disease leaked by Chinese scientists in a lab and allowed to wipe out millions. That is now almost certainly the explanation for the origins of COVID-19. And even worse? U.S. taxpayers paid for it.
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Speak Out: Speak Out 5-3-24 (5/3/24)Barr’s hypocrisy Why are Republicans such hypocrites? Bill Barr has said that Trump should never be anywhere near the Oval Office ever again because he’s unqualified but plans to vote for him in November. This is making my brain hurt!
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Editorial: To our law enforcement officers: Stay safe out there (5/3/24)When most people prepare for their workday, they focus on completing daily tasks, attending meetings on the calendar, hoping someone remembered to bring snacks. They don’t have to think about losing their life. Dying in the line of duty isn’t a concern for an accountant or a barista or a health care worker.
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Column: What we keep getting wrong about campus protests (5/2/24)Jonah GoldbergThe current campus demonstrations are a reminder that of all the mossy cliches and puffed-up pieties of polite (and impolite) American discourse, the sanctity of protest is the hardest to question.
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Column: No, don’t rush the Trump J6 case (5/1/24)11Rich LowryWhen the Supreme Court said it would hear Donald Trump’s immunity claim in the Jan. 6 case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, the former president’s enemies erupted in anger. It was delay for delay’s sake. It was a rank political favor for an ally. It was utterly gratuitous in legal terms, since it’s a slam dunk that a former president doesn’t enjoy immunity for acts during his time in office.
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Column: Education wins the week (5/1/24)Holly Thompson RehderHey y’all! It’s hard to believe, but we are truly in the home stretch in Jefferson City as there is now officially less than a month until the last day of the legislative session. Last week, a resounding statement was made that, for all the obstacles and false starts that may have gotten in our way so far this year, education is a priority for this General Assembly.
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Editorial: Zonta event to highlight men’s role in preventing sexual violence (5/1/24)As of Tuesday morning, there were nearly 30 men in custody at Cape Girardeau County jail facing charges involving sex crimes. Twice that many were being held over alleged domestic assaults. These numbers are not outliers. We have a problem in this country with violence against women, particularly sexual violence. According to the
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Column: The evil of antisemitism (4/30/24)Karthyn LopezEva Weintraubova and her older brother Pavel. Marthe Suzanne Tepfer. Rosa Henriette de Vries-Gersons. Petr Haim. Eva Neuova. Those are just a few of the names of children at Auschwitz who were recently remembered in an online memorial. The Auschwitz museum in Poland regularly posts photos on social media of people who died in the gas chambers. These posts note the birthdays and death days of people of all ages. Most jarring are the daily photos of children.
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Editorial: Semoball Awards winter sports finalists announced (4/29/24)Finalists for several winter sports categories were recently announced for this year’s Semoball Awards. The event, which is set to take place Friday, July 12, at La Croix Church in Cape Girardeau, continues a tradition of recognizing the best in high school sports from across Southeast Missouri. ...
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Column: Stop the ‘emergency spending’ charade already (4/29/24)5Last week, Congress moved closer to passing four separate bills with $95 billion in funding for Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific allies and the domestic submarine industrial base. This funding has been debated for months, with much of it intended for wars that have been going on — and likely will continue — for a while. In other words, it’s not new or surprising. Yet once again, it will be labeled "emergency spending", a tool allowing legislators to double down on their fiscal irresponsibility. ...
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Column: Ultraprocessed foods are everywhere (4/29/24)In my quest to eat healthier as an adult, I’ve encountered a lot of meat and dairy alternatives along with low-fat and sugar-free treat options that claim to be better choices. Many of these products are also marketed as organic. Like the almond milk I buy. I choose not to eat mass-produced animal products because of the unethical and inhumane conditions found in corporate farming. What I failed to realize was that the corporate atmosphere of processed food marketed as healthy is equally horrific. ...
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Column: House Speaker Mike Johnson is a hero (4/27/24)1Star ParkerAuthor Herman Wouk captured well how to understand heroism. "Heroes are not supermen; they are good men who embody — by the cast of destiny — the virtue of their whole people in a great hour," observed Wouk.
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Column: There should be no right to sleep in all public places (4/27/24)1Betsy McCaugheyIn a Supreme Court showdown Monday over whether the homeless have a "right" to camp in public, almost no one mentioned the actual victims of that crazy idea. Homeless advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union, told the court that living on the streets is a "victimless" crime. Victimless?
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Column: Republicans are doomed if they don’t get it together (4/27/24)5MIchaelReaganAnother week, another round of Republicans attacking each other. This time it was over the Ukraine funding bill that was passed by the House and ultimately became part of the big military aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that Congress passed this week.
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Column: The Republican Party can still do what’s rational and right. Here’s the proof (4/26/24)Jonah GoldbergThere’s no record of Edmund Burke — the great Irish-born British statesman and father of modern conservatism — actually saying what is often attributed to him: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." But it does capture his worldview well enough.
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Editorial: Take advantage of prescription drug take back day (4/26/24)Any of these scenarios sound familiar? A doctor prescribed a three-week medication regimen, but the problem went away in 10 days. So, there was no need to take the remaining pills.
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Column: Legislation would help safeguard Missouri water against unregulated export (4/25/24)Tom RaffertyAs past president of the Southeast Missouri Regional Water District and a local farmer, I will not stand idly as our precious water resources are attacked. This is why I fully support State. Rep. Jamie Burger and State. Sen. Jason Bean as they introduce legislation stopping unchecked access to our water supply.
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Column: Nothing good comes from Columbia University's radicalism (4/25/24)5Rich LowryColumbia University is once again the center of the radical universe. More than 50 years after anti-Vietnam War demonstrators roiled the Columbia campus in 1968, anti-Israel agitators are disrupting the school’s operations, and inspiring similar actions at other universities around the country.
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Column: Alvin Bragg makes history -- preposterously (4/24/24)38Rich LowryAlvin Bragg is to be commended for getting to trial on the Trump hush-payments case. Lesser prosecutors would have been daunted by the prospect of creating a national melodrama and a norm-breaking prosecution of a former president over what is, in essence, a misdemeanor business-records charge.
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Editorial: Southeast Missouri shined brightly during solar eclipse (4/24/24)For months, Southeast Missourians had been planning for the April 8 solar eclipse. In the coveted path of "totality", the region was set to receive visitors from near and far. And, wow, did they show up!
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Column: Are Iran’s nine lives nearing an end? (4/23/24)1Victor Davis HansonThe theocracy of Iran has been the world’s arch-embassy attacker over the last half century. So it has zero credibility in crying foul over Israel’s April 1 attacks on its "consulate" in Damascus and the killing of Iran’s kingpin terrorists of the Revolutionary Guard Corps there.
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Column: The power of forgiveness (4/23/24)Kathryn Lopez"Is forgiveness and being forgiven an important part of gratitude?" I was asked this question around the same time that Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, an Iraqi-born Assyrian bishop in Sydney, released a statement from a hospital, forgiving a teenager who stabbed him during Mass.
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Speak Out: Speak Out 4-23-24 (4/23/24)No more war funding It is time we start taking care of our own country and stop funding unwinnable wars in Ukraine and policing the entire world. What kind of a kickback are members of Congress getting from arms manufacturers to continue funding the war in Ukraine? War is not only hell but is a big business a business that should be brought to an abrupt halt.
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Editorial: Cape County mourns the loss of Public Administrator Lisa Reitzel (4/22/24)Lisa Reitzel, the dedicated Cape Girardeau County public administrator, died unexpectedly from a heart attack April 13 at the age of 55. Serving in her role for over a decade, Reitzel’s sudden departure marks a significant loss for the community she fervently served. ...
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Speak Out: Speak Out 4-22-24 (4/22/24)The St. Louis Cardinals are off to a better start than where they ended in 2023. They are still in last place, but the offense hasn’t played to their potential. The pitching looks better and injuries have put pressure on them. They need offense and Victor Scott isn’t showing he can hit Major League pitching yet. His defense is superb, and his speed is exciting. I hope management won’t ruin his confidence as they have other players. ...
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Column: Happiness is a home to tinker with (4/22/24)My husband and I have never bought a home we didn’t tinker with. And by "tinker", I don’t mean a coat of fresh paint and new shelving. I mean the knock out a wall, rip up the flooring and till the backyard for a new garden kind of tinkering. Real do-it-yourselfers. This is why when the kitchen cabinet recently fell off the wall — literally while putting away dishes — we didn’t stress too much. We were planning to remodel the kitchen anyway. I simply set up wire shelving for the dishes that hadn’t broken, and then we strolled through Lowe’s hand in hand. ...
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Column: Trump is right — more violence, turmoil under Biden (4/20/24)14Star ParkerFormer President Donald Trump’s statement that the attack on Israel by Iran "would not have happened if we were in office," has drawn derision, including from his former National Security Adviser John Bolton. Bolton called the remark "delusional," saying that Trump "has no idea what to do in the Middle East in this situation."
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Letter to the Editor: Access to crop protection (4/20/24)For more than 50 years, glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, has enabled American farmers to implement smart farming practices that use fewer resources, saving farmers time and money. Glyphosate is essential to keeping crop yields high, limiting erosion, and helping Missouri farmers compete in an increasingly competitive global market. Manufacturers of this product employ thousands of Missourians.
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Column: The anti-Israel delusion (4/20/24)2Rich LowrySurely, you’ve heard of the brutal conflict that has displaced millions of people and killed more than 14,000, while aid convoys have trouble getting where they need to go? No, the Sudanese civil war hasn’t been on your radar screen?
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Column: Tax time myths and truths (4/20/24)Veronique de RugyAnother Tax Day has come and gone, and most Americans believe they pay too much. One recent poll revealed that 56% say they pay more than their fair share. Unfortunately, I fear this is just the beginning considering the insane level of debt Washington policymakers have accumulated over the years. With this in mind, here are some important facts about our tax system that you might not know.
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Editorial: LifeHouse will fill needs in Southeast Missouri (4/19/24)The Editorial BoardNeeds come in all shapes and sizes, and when a need comes in the form of a baby, it is Priority 1. LifeHouse Crisis Maternity House in Cape Girardeau will soon satisfy various needs of pregnant women and new mothers experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The local Little Flower Campus is the second such facility operated by Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri in the state. The other, known as St. Anne’s Campus, is in Springfield. ...
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