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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 9/29/22 meeting
(Local News ~ 09/29/22)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. today 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Minutes of stated meetings of Sept. 26 Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Appointments and possible action items...
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Enjoy a few Octoberfest recipes
(Community ~ 09/29/22)
As we prepare to usher in October that means there will be many Octoberfest celebrations in the area. If you aren't one to go and participate in such events, you can certainly have your own Octoberfest in your home. Have friends and family as guests as you cook through several German recipes, enjoying some great food and fellowship...
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Mo. House committee moves to end corporate income taxes
(State News ~ 09/29/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The powerful Missouri House Budget Committee on Wednesday voted to phase out corporate income taxes. Budget Chairman Cody Smith tacked the provision onto a key, Senate-approved bill to cut individual income taxes, the main focus of a special legislative session called by Republican Gov. Mike Parson...
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Speck Pizza cuts a wider swath than the name implies
(Community ~ 09/29/22)
It was that quiet time between storms, that magical couple of hours between lunch and supper when most restaurant workers can catch their breath and people like me can eat without braving a crowd. Speck Pizza + Street Food at 430 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, having just opened for business on Sept. 1, still had a decent crowd but it was by no means full. Perfect...
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River Heritage Quilter's Guild presents 13th Biennial Quilt Show this weekend
(Local News ~ 09/29/22)
The River Heritage Quilters' Guild will present the 13th Biennial Quilt Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Arena Building, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau. More than 100 quilts have been entered to be judged by certified quilt appraiser Teajuana Mahone, owner of Teaquilts in St. Louis. Prizes will be awarded based on workmanship, design and overall appearance...
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Cape Girardeau Food Giant manager's last day will be in same store he worked his first
(Local News ~ 09/29/22)
In a career that has gone full circle, Edward Spalding is retiring Friday as store manager of Food Giant in Cape Girardeau, where he got his first job when he was 16 years old. Starting as a stock boy, Spalding said he worked after school and on weekends for two years at the grocery store. ...
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Flu makes early appearance, COVID cases low in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 09/29/22)
In her communicable disease report Tuesday to the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board of Trustees, staff epidemiologist and project coordinator Autumn Grim said the health agency "has seen a couple of cases of flu," adding "it is uncommon to see (flu) so early."...
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Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 2 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
Today is Thursday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2022. There are 93 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 29, 1938, British, French, German and Italian leaders concluded the Munich Agreement, which was aimed at appeasing Adolf Hitler by allowing Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland...
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Supreme Court showdown on censorship ahead
(Column ~ 09/29/22)
A staggering 99% of Twitter employees who make political contributions give to Democrats. It's almost as lopsided at Facebook and Alphabet (the parent company of Google), according to Federal Election Commission records. Relying on these left-leaning tech platforms to be evenhanded was always naive. ...
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I will support working people, not billionaires
(Paid Letter ~ 09/29/22)
It's an election year and what do you know, Missouri Republicans want to talk about a tax cut rather than the dismal results of 20 years of GOP domination of state government leaving a legacy of understaffed and underfunded agencies and programs intended to help working families...
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Prayer 9-29-22
(Prayer ~ 09/29/22)
O Lord Jesus, we trust in you, the author and perfecter of our faith. Amen.
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'If we had done that'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/29/22)
There is not a phrase that sends me over the edge more than that one. "If Trump's kids had done the things that Hunter did." "If we had said the things that they said." "If we had destroyed cities like they did." The thing is, we didn't; they did. "They would have nailed us for doing those things." "We'd be in jail if..." Is there anyone out there that can make them pay? It is insane what they are getting away with...
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Trump and missing documents
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/29/22)
Recently, after winning the primary, New Hampshire's Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Don Bolduc, said that he believed the 2020 presidential election was legitimate. This was a reversal of his previous false claim that Democrat Joe Biden had won unfairly. Likewise, after winning the primary in August by promoting the same lie, Mark Finchem of Arizona admitted that claim was a fraud...
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Births 9/29/22
(Births ~ 09/29/22)
Daughter to Justin and Ashlynne Miller of Millersville, Southeast Hospital, 2:31 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Name, Della Rae. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Third daughter. Mrs. Miller is the daughter of Leah Shrum and Loy Shrum of Millersville. Miller is the son of Dawn Miller and Jerry Miller of Patton, Missouri...
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Fire report 9-29-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/29/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. n Medical assists were made at 1:09 a.m. on Beavercreek Drive; 1:26 a.m. on Bellevue Street; 3:01 a.m. on North Silver Springs Road; 8:44 a.m. on North Sprigg Street; 12:19 p.m. on Linden Street; 2:04 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 3:41 p.m. on Blattner Drive; and 9:49 p.m. on North Park Drive.
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Police report 9-29-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/29/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported...
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Lena Schweain
(Obituary ~ 09/29/22)
Lena May Schweain, 95, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Oct. 31, 1926, in Dexter, Missouri, to Albert Anderson and Mary Elizabeth Deardorff Smith. Lena and Clarence Riley Schweain were married Nov. 27, 1944, in Cape Girardeau...
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Norma Moore
(Obituary ~ 09/29/22)
Norma Jean Moore, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, at Fountainbleau Lodge. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Bollinger County Memorial Park near Marble Hill, Missouri. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Harold Beussink
(Obituary ~ 09/29/22)
LEOPOLD, Mo. — Harold Bernard Beussink, 85, of Leopold passed away Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at Auburn Creek Senior Living Center in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by his loving family. Harold was born Aug. 13, 1937, in Leopold to the late Anthony and Mary Arnzen Beussink. On May 17, 1958, Harold was united in marriage to Helen E. Thiele at St. John Catholic Church in Leopold. They had five children: Elaine, Pam, Peggy, Sarah and Stuart...
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Cuba begins to turn on lights after Ian blacks out island
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
HAVANA -- Cuban officials said they had begun to restore some power Wednesday after Hurricane Ian knocked out electricity to the entire island while devastating some of the country's most important tobacco farms when it hit the island's western tip as a major storm...
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Explainer: Rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 trial
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
WASHINGTON -- The founder of the Oath Keepers and four associates are on trial in the Capitol attack on charges that include seditious conspiracy -- a rarely used Civil War-era accusation that strikes to the heart of what prosecutors say happened that day...
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Clergy strive to reconcile politically divided congregations
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
One member of Rabbi David Wolpe's diverse congregation left because Wolpe would not preach sermons criticizing Donald Trump. Scores of others left over resentment with the synagogue's rules for combating COVID-19. But Wolpe remains steadfast in his resolve to avoid politics when he preaches at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles...
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Iran's anti-veil protests draw on long history of resistance
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
A young woman climbs to the top of a car in the middle of Mashhad, a conservative Iranian city famed for its Islamic shrines. She takes off her headscarf and starts chanting, "Death to the dictator!" Protesters nearby join in and cars honk in support...
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Europe ramps up energy security after suspected sabotage
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
BRUSSELS -- European companies are ramping up security around pipelines and energy prices are climbing again as the suspected sabotage of two pipelines that deliver natural gas from Russia underscored the vulnerability of Europe's energy infrastructure and prompted the EU to warn of possible retaliation...
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Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that's been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook...
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Police: Oakland high school shooting wounds 6 adults
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- At least six adults were wounded in a shooting at a school campus in Oakland on Wednesday, with at least some of the victims found inside the school, authorities said. The shooting took place around 12:45 p.m. at Rudsdale Newcomer High School, authorities said. The school serves recent immigrants ages 16-21 who have fled violence and instability in their home countries, according to the school's website. It is one of four adjacent schools located on a block in east Oakland...
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Hold fire: Re-enactors fear being targeted by NY gun law
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state's new gun rules -- an unplanned side effect of a law designed to protect the public's safety. The law that went into effect this month declares parks, government property and a long list of other "sensitive" places off limits to guns. ...
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Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
It was a frigid Sunday evening at the Catholic Newman Center in Salt Lake City when the priest warned parishioners who had gathered after Mass that their right to private confessions was in jeopardy. A new law would break that sacred bond, the priest said, and directed the parishioners to sign a one-page form letter on their way out. ...
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Vaccine appears to protect against monkeypox, CDC says
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
WASHINGTON -- At-risk people who received a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine in U.S. efforts against the virus appeared to be significantly less likely to get sick, public health officials announced Wednesday, even as they urged a second dose for full protection...
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Do the 'Time Warp' again -- 'Rocky Horror' show will travel
(Entertainment ~ 09/29/22)
NEW YORK -- Grab your toilet paper. Bring a flashlight. Don't forget a newspaper -- or your fishnets. A touring, interactive version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is hitting the road to celebrate the cult film's birthday with screenings, live shadow casts, the invitation to be inappropriate and one of its original stars -- Barry Bostwick...
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'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper Coolio dies at age 59
(Entertainment ~ 09/29/22)
LOS ANGELES -- Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage," died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said. Coolio died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press. The cause was not immediately clear...
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Russia poised to annex occupied Ukraine after sham vote
(National News ~ 09/29/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia positioned itself Wednesday to formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held a Kremlin-orchestrated "referendum" on living under Moscow's rule that the Ukrainian government and the West denounced as illegal and rigged...
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Out of the past: Sept. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 09/29/22)
Janet Criddle and her neighbors near Franklin Elementary School have collected 115 signatures from residents of the neighborhoods around the school calling for four-way stops at the intersections of Themis and Keller and at Themis and Louisiana; since 1991, 16 accidents have been reported in the block from Louisiana and Keller; that total includes accidents in the intersections...
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Perry County Community Foundation accepting applications for 2022 grant round
(Submitted Story ~ 09/29/22)
The Perry County Community Foundation is accepting applications for its 2022 community grant round. All applications are due by 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19. A total of $2,000 is available for programs and organizations in the Perry County area...
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Feast of the Archangels Celebration
(Submitted Story ~ 09/29/22)
Welcome to a new year of archangel house games at Guardian Angel School in Oran. The feast of the Archangels, St. Michael, St. Gabriel, & St. Raphael, occurred on Thursday, September 29. Guardian Angel School celebrated the archangels on Wednesday, September 28 by enjoying a free dress down day and playing house games in the afternoon in the gym...
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