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Permit clears path for Perryville solar project
(Local News ~ 11/01/18)
A proposed solar panel array in Perryville has cleared a hurdle, an official said Wednesday. At the Oct. 16 meeting, the Perryville, Missouri, Board of Aldermen voted 4-1 in favor of issuing a special-use permit allowing construction of a solar panel structure on land owned by Citizens Electric Corp., along Highway 51...
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Items prohibited at Show Me Center during Trump rally
(Local News ~ 11/01/18)
For those attending Monday's presidential visit at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, the police department has a list of items not allowed at the rally. A news release from Lt. Bradley Smith of the Cape Girardeau police department noted the rally begins at 9 p.m., and doors open at 6 p.m. Monday...
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Hawley silent on Trump's stance on birthright citizenship
(State News ~ 11/01/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley on Wednesday did not say whether he supports President Donald Trump's calls to end the right to citizenship for babies born to non-U.S. citizens on American soil but said he backs stopping "chain migration."...
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New vibes cooking in Perryville; JStreet latest example
(Column ~ 11/01/18)
In Perryville, a food renaissance is quietly taking over, and Jackson Street BrewCo is a major player on this scene. Boasting a three-barrel nano brewery and a stone wood oven, the brews and pizzas are honest and delicious. Our JStreet tasting journey started with the brews. When asking about the different kinds of beer, we requested something light and pale. The bartender poured us a sample, and we settled on Blonde Ale, light and nutty, with the tiniest hint of sweetness...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/01/18)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2018. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb, code--named "Ivy Mike," at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands...
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Claire takes charge in 'House of Cards'
(Entertainment ~ 11/01/18)
LOS ANGELES -- The spirit of Francis Underwood and misdeeds past haunt the sixth season of "House of Cards" and its new U.S. president, the widowed Claire Underwood. Francis is very much dead when the Netflix series opens its final, eight-episode run Friday, as an image of Claire bending tenderly over his coffin makes clear...
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Turkish prosecutor says writer strangled, dismembered
(International News ~ 11/01/18)
ISTANBUL -- Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing, and his body was dismembered before it was removed, a top Turkish prosecutor said Wednesday. Chief Istanbul prosecutor Irfan Fidan's office also said in a statement discussions with Saudi chief prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb over the killing yielded "no concrete result" despite Turkey's "good-intentioned efforts to reveal the truth."...
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Veggie food maker seeks injunction against Missouri meat law
(Community ~ 11/01/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A vegetarian food-maker has asked a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction against a Missouri law making it a misdemeanor crime to promote products as "meat" that aren't made from livestock or poultry. The Oregon-based Tofurky Co. claims the Missouri law infringes on its constitutional free speech rights to use product labels such as "veggie burgers," "vegetarian ham roast" and "chorizo style sausage."...
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Radical plans, risks in policy of Brazil's leader Bolsonaro
(International News ~ 11/01/18)
SAO PAULO -- Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has often expressed admiration for Donald Trump and appears poised to follow the U.S. president in a radical overhaul of his nation's foreign policy -- a move experts warn could ultimately isolate and hurt Brazil...
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Pakistan court acquits Christian on death row for blasphemy
(International News ~ 11/01/18)
ISLAMABAD -- A Christian woman who spent eight years on death row under Pakistan's blasphemy law was acquitted and ordered released Wednesday by the country's top court, a ruling raising fears of violence by religious extremists who held angry protests over the verdict...
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Appendix-Parkinson's link found
(National News ~ 11/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- Scientists have found a new clue Parkinson's disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut -- maybe in the appendix. People who had their appendix removed early in life had a lower risk of getting the tremor-inducing brain disease decades later, researchers reported Wednesday...
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Synagogue rampage suspect indicted as funerals continue
(National News ~ 11/01/18)
PITTSBURGH -- The suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday, and members of a grief-stricken Jewish community endured another round of funerals for victims of the worst anti-Semitic attack in American history...
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Stable premiums, more options as health law sign-ups begin
(National News ~ 11/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The Affordable Care Act's sixth sign-up season opens today amid stabilizing premiums and more choice for consumers. Nationally, average premiums are going up only by low single-digit percentages for 2019. In some states, and for some types of plans, premiums will decline. Fewer areas will see increases. Insurers also are expanding their participation...
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Trump says military troops on border could hit 15,000
(National News ~ 11/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday the number of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border could reach 15,000 -- roughly double the number the Pentagon said it currently plans for a mission whose dimensions are shifting daily...
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NRA election spending is down
(National News ~ 11/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The National Rifle Association -- long seen as a kingmaker in Republican politics -- is taking a lower profile in this year's high-stakes midterm campaign, a sign of the shifting dynamics of the gun debate as the GOP fights to maintain its grip on Congress...
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Libertarian could trigger runoff in Ga. governor's race
(National News ~ 11/01/18)
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Ted Metz may not get many votes in the Georgia governor's race, but the Libertarian candidate is on the ballot, raising the possibility no one else will get to declare victory on Election Day either. Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams are in the home stretch of a closely watched race to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Nathan Deal, and polls have consistently shown the rivals running neck and neck...
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Ferguson protester: son's death was lynching
(State News ~ 11/01/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Authorities are investigating the death of a Ferguson protester's son as a suicide, although a message on social media posted by his mother has sparked assertions it was a lynching. Melissa McKinnies, who was active in the St. Louis suburb after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014, posted the Facebook message, saying "They lynched my baby."...
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United States flag etiquette
(Local News ~ 11/01/18)
Sometimes handling and displaying the United States (U.S.) flag is not properly done. The following information may be of help. According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., rules are provided in Public Law 94-344, known as the Federal Flag Code. While this code imposes no penalties for misusing the flag, individual states may have their own codes and impose penalties. The following information provides federal guidelines...
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Video surfaces of apparent 'fight club' at St. Louis day care center
(State News ~ 11/01/18)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis day care center is under fire after a video surfaced showing preschoolers punching each other in what appeared to be a fight club organized by teachers. KTVI-TV obtained video taken at Adventure Learning Center in December 2016. It shows small boys wearing oversized green Incredible Hulk fists punching each other, including in the head. At one point, a teacher jumps up and down in apparent excitement...
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Caretaker charged with death of boy
(State News ~ 11/01/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A woman who reported a 4-year-old Missouri boy missing about a week before the child's body was found was charged Wednesday in his death. Quatavia Givens, 26, was charged with neglect or abuse of a child resulting in death. Investigators said Givens was caring for Darnell Gray on Oct. 24 at a Jefferson City housing complex while his father was a work. She reported him missing the next morning, prompting an intense search before his body was found Tuesday in Jefferson City...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 11/1/18
(Local News ~ 11/01/18)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of Oct. 25 and 29 meetings Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on the agenda Routine business...
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Prop D and Special Olympics
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/01/18)
After following "Missouri Proposition D, the Gas Tax Increase, Olympic Prize Tax Exemption, and Traffic Reduction Fund Measure," in the news and in some Letter to the Editor sections across the state, it appears there has been some confusion on how it relates to Special Olympics athletes and the medals they win at their competitions...
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Gas tax hurts the poor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/01/18)
On Nov. 6 Missourians will vote on Proposition D which, if enacted would increase the gasoline tax by 2 1/2 cents per gallon annually for four years beginning July 1, 2019. Estimates say this will generate $288 million annually for state law enforcement and $123 million annually to local governments for road construction and maintenance...
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Last day to complete aquatic center survey
(Editorial ~ 11/01/18)
Today is your last day to fill out a survey on the proposed indoor aquatic facility being funded by the Cape Girardeau Parks, Recreation and Stormwater Sales Tax initiative. Information provided by the community through the survey will be used to help consultants develop a draft plan for the city council's consideration...
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Out of the past: Nov. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 11/01/18)
Cape Girardeau's Board of Education is asking residents to voice their opinions and make suggestions on the school district's plan to move toward a middle school; three open forums are scheduled this month, with the first set for Wednesday night at May Greene Elementary School...
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Vote 'No' on Amendment 1
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/01/18)
It is essential for the entire state of Missouri to vote "No" on this very deceptive amendment to our Constitution entitled "Clean Missouri." After all, almost everyone would feel that a vote for a cleaner Missouri is a vote for a better Missouri. That is just what the leftists would have us to believe. It is what is buried beneath the surface of this amendment is what frightens me the most...
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Jerome Weber
(Obituary ~ 11/01/18)
** Jerome Weber Jerome Weber, 77, of Jamesport, Missouri, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Junior Taylor
(Obituary ~ 11/01/18)
Junior D. Taylor, 65, formerly of Delta, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Charles Oswald
(Obituary ~ 11/01/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Charles H. Oswald, 66, of Perryville died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 22, 1952, in Perryville, son of Martin Louis and Ruth L. Mueller Oswald. He and Connie S. Leimbach were married March 30, 1985. She survives in Perryville...
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Dr. James Dinkins
(Obituary ~ 11/01/18)
Dr. James Allen Dinkins, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born June 18, 1937, in Yuma, Tennessee, to Fred R. and Lillian Hopper Dinkins. He and Betsy L. Gateley were married Aug. 14, 1993, at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Ruth Brown
(Obituary ~ 11/01/18)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruth Jane Brown, 90, of Perryville died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John's Cemetery in Dongola, Illinois...
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'Heritage value' appeal heard before students
(Local News ~ 11/01/18)
The owner of historic property along Bloomfield Road should not be entitled to "heritage value" compensation for land taken to construct street improvements and a recreational trail, an attorney for the City of Cape Girardeau told a panel of appellate judges Wednesday...
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Veterans Day events
(Local News ~ 11/01/18)
First Pentecostal Church at 3054 Lexington Ave in Cape Girardeau is hosting the 19th Annual Veterans Honor Service at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. The event will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW1, at the eleventh hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month...
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Prayer 11/1/18
(Prayer ~ 11/01/18)
O Lord Jesus, we life up your name in praise, for you are the King of kings. Amen.
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Boil water order lifted in Jackson
(Local News ~ 11/01/18)
A boil water order issued Tuesday in Jackson has been lifted after testing revealed no contamination, city officials announced Wednesday afternoon. On Oct. 30, a water main break along Stotler Way prompted officials to issue a precautionary boil water advisory for homes between the intersections of North Lacey Street and Braun Drive in Savannah Ridge Subdivision...
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We are better than these hateful actions
(Column ~ 11/01/18)
Anyone who has paid any attention to the news over the last three weeks knows about the attempted assassination of two ex-presidents, plus numerous Democrats and supporters as well as CNN with letter bombs. We also watched the reports of the massacre of 11 Jews in their Pittsburgh synagogue in the largest anti-Semitic violent act in U.S. ...
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Try these fall and winter recipes
(Community ~ 11/01/18)
As I turned the calendar to November I just can't hardly believe it is already nearing the end of another year. As we are into the beginning of the month, my mind is already turning to Thanksgiving and what I might have on hand for our family meal together...
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Two teens charged in robbery, murder of retired St. Louis police officer
(State News ~ 11/01/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Two teenagers are charged in juvenile court with murder and attempted robbery in the death of a retired St. Louis police sergeant. A 16-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder and attempted first-degree robbery. A 15-year-old boy faces the same charges plus tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest...
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