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Missouri House axes constitutional change for parent control
(State News ~ 05/10/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri's Republican-led House on Monday voted down a proposed constitutional amendment for parent control and restrictions on how teachers talk about race and racism. Lawmakers voted 60-81 to kill the bill, a rarity in the chamber...
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State Senate OK's photo ID requirement for voting
(State News ~ 05/10/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Republican-led Missouri state Senate on Monday voted 23-11 to pass a bill requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. The measure now heads back to the GOP-led House to review Senate changes. The deadline to pass legislation is Friday...
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Hubble Creek Bridge project ongoing
(Local News ~ 05/10/22)
A workman from Millersville's Putz Construction works Monday on the new $550,000 Hubble Creek Bridge project, connecting Cascade Drive to Parkview Street in Jackson City Park. ...
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Cause of Saturday fire in Cape undetermined
(Local News ~ 05/10/22)
When the Cape Girardeau Fire Department arrived at 6:37 p.m. Saturday at 1005 S. Benton St., the house's front porch and living room were ablaze. According to an incident report, "fire companies made an aggressive attack" and contained the flames to those areas. The entire fire reportedly was extinguished in less than 20 minutes...
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Missouri House passes new congressional redistricting plan
(State News ~ 05/10/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With time running short, the Missouri House on Monday passed a newly proposed map for the state's eight congressional districts that — if the Senate agrees — could be used in elections later this year. The plan approved 101-47 by the state House is projected to continue Republicans' 6-2 advantage over Democrats in the state's U.S. ...
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Mary Spell — teacher, reporter, marketer — recalled for 'goodwill,' 'kindness'
(Local News ~ 05/10/22)
Mary Spell, former teacher, newspaperwoman, hospital marketer and "cookie lady," is being remembered for the way she touched lives. Spell, a Cape Girardeau native, died Thursday at age 83. Evelyn Boardman and Spell met in first grade at old Jefferson School and remained lifelong friends and stayed in contact with one another...
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Despite some opposition, local Ameren initiative advances
(Local News ~ 05/10/22)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission has referred Ameren Electric's Limestone Ridge Project to the county's highway department for review. Ameren officials Eric Dearmont and Jim Jontry updated county commissioners Thursday about the plan to run a 138-kilovolt line north from near Procter & Gamble's manufacturing facilities, through Apple Creek Conservation Area and into Perry County, ending just west of Wittenberg, Missouri...
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Health + Wellness: Improve your posture
(05/10/22)
Several years ago, I was reading an interview with actress Helen Mirren. The author of the article asked her about her fitness routine and how she stays so fit. Her answer was, “Mostly, I just tried to stand up straight.” Sounds so simple, but let’s take a look...
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The Best Books Club: The Woman Behind the Wizard
(05/10/22)
A cackling evil witch … a flying house and flying monkeys … the Yellow Brick Road … ruby slippers … a young girl on an epic journey accompanied by her dog and a scarecrow, tin man and lion … That list most likely took you back to your childhood, to the rising anticipation in the days leading up to the once-a-year television broadcast of “The Wizard of Oz” and to sitting in front of the television, mesmerized as the story unfolded yet again on the screen...
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Spirituality: Your Invisible Ink
(05/10/22)
This is addressed to the tattoo-curious; I suspect there are more of us than meets the eye. You who are tattooed may smile fondly at our approach-avoidance conflict. But of the tat-less, I want to know: What’s your invisible ink? That tattoo you alone can see?...
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Pop Culture Happenings: May
(05/10/22)
Pop culture is the best time machine; just hearing words like “funky,” “gnarly” and “dude” can instantly send you back decades. Though these may be the best years, don’t forget about the good years along the way. Read on for glimpses into the month of May from 25, 40 and 50 years ago...
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Senior Moments: My history in music
(05/10/22)
For me, writing is so dependent on what is going on in my head at any given moment. When people ask about my process, I’m never really sure what to say. It doesn’t happen the same way twice, and a majority of it happens in my head — creative rituals I can’t even comprehend, happening long before I actually sit down to write anything. The only thing that can connect each writing experience together is what comes from the outside: music...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/10/22)
Today is Tuesday, May 10, the 130th day of 2022. There are 235 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 10, 1940, during World War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. The same day, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned, and Winston Churchill formed a new government...
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Steps we can take to address mental health challenges
(Column ~ 05/10/22)
In America today, approximately 1 out of 5 Americans is suffering with a mental health issue; and approximately 1 in 25 adults is experiencing a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with one or more major life activities. The pandemic has further compounded the impact on mental health. ...
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Prayer 5-10-22
(Prayer ~ 05/10/22)
Father God, thank you that there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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Losing the people? Then change the rules
(Column ~ 05/10/22)
Court packing -- the attempt to enlarge the size of the Supreme Court for short-term political purposes -- used to be a dirty word in the history of American jurisprudence. The tradition of a nine-person Supreme Court is now 153 years old. The last attempt to expand it for political gain was President Franklin Roosevelt's failed effort in 1937. FDR's gambit was so blatantly political that even his overwhelming Democratic majority in Congress rebuffed him...
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Scalia was right -- again
(Column ~ 05/10/22)
Justice Antonin Scalia was among the most prescient Supreme Court justices in American history, and the firestorm over the leak of Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion overturning Roe is a reminder of it. In Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, the 1992 Supreme Court decision upholding (and amending) Roe v. Wade, the justices in the majority believed that they could settle once and for all the dispute over abortion...
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Cletus Uhrhan
(Obituary ~ 05/10/22)
Cletus J. "Pee Wee" Uhrhan, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 25, 1937, in Benton, Missouri, to Stephen and Agnes Berghoff Uhrhan. He and Sue Carolyn Koester married on July 29, 1972, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau...
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Larry Summers
(Obituary ~ 05/10/22)
Larry G. Summers, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Lutheran Home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home, with the Rev. Rick Jones officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior. Burial will follow at Fairmount Cemetery...
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Margaret Spear
(Obituary ~ 05/10/22)
Margaret Rose Spear, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at Lutheran Home. She was born July 11, 1937, in Cape Girardeau to Joe and Thelma Bechtlofft Barenkamp. Margaret graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School and then Southeast Missouri State University. She worked in Kent Library for 35 years...
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Lee Schumer
(Obituary ~ 05/10/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lee A. Schumer, 75, of Perryville died Friday, May 6, 2022, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at the church, with the Rev. Joe Geders, C.M., officiating. Military funeral honors will be provided by the American Legion Post 133 and Delta Team...
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Janet Pardue
(Obituary ~ 05/10/22)
Janet J. Pardue, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at her home. She was born June 27, 1935, in Afton, Iowa, to Donald Clayton and Mildred Edith Frey Bowers. She and Wilbur Pardue were married March 1, 1969. Janet was a medical transcriptionist...
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Wanda Little
(Obituary ~ 05/10/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Wanda Irene "Gab" Little, 75, of Marble Hill died Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Stonebridge of Marble Hill. Visitation and funeral will be Tuesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time. Funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Pulliam Cemetery near Scopus, Missouri...
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Shirley Lee
(Obituary ~ 05/10/22)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Shirley Jean Lee died Friday, March 4, 2022, in Lexington. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Friend Cemetery in Oran, Missouri, with the Rev. Bob Lewis officiating. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is assisting with arrangements...
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Bobbie Cook
(Obituary ~ 05/10/22)
Bobbie "Bob" Harold Cook, 73, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022. He was born Nov. 17, 1948, in Malvern, Arkansas, to the late Lloyd Jack and Eunice Juanita Baker Cook. In his early years, he was raised by his grandparents, Blanche and Mark Baker. During his most formative years, he was raised and loved by the late Junior and Ruth Cook...
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Billy Bragg
(Obituary ~ 05/10/22)
Billy Joe "Bo" Bragg, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at his home. He was born May 26, 1957, in Cape Girardeau to Ivan H. "Tom" and Nelda "Ruth" Stone Bragg. He graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1975 and went on to complete a machinist program...
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Russian envoy to Poland hit with red paint at war cemetery
(International News ~ 05/10/22)
WARSAW, Poland -- Russia's ambassador to Poland was splattered with red paint thrown at him by protesters opposed to the war in Ukraine, preventing him from paying respects on Monday at a Warsaw cemetery to Red Army soldiers who died during World War II...
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Pulitzer Prizes award Washington Post for Jan. 6 coverage
(National News ~ 05/10/22)
NEW YORK -- The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism Monday for its coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, an attack on democracy that was a shocking start to a tumultuous year that also saw the end of the United States' longest war, in Afghanistan...
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Rare cases of COVID returning pose questions for Pfizer pill
(National News ~ 05/10/22)
WASHINGTON -- As more doctors prescribe Pfizer's powerful COVID-19 pill, new questions are emerging about its performance, including why a small number of patients appear to relapse after taking the drug. Paxlovid has become the go-to option against COVID-19 because of its at-home convenience and impressive results in heading off severe disease. The U.S. government has spent more than $10 billion to purchase enough pills to treat 20 million people...
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1 in 3 fears immigrants influence US elections: AP-NORC poll
(National News ~ 05/10/22)
PHOENIX -- With anti-immigrant rhetoric bubbling over in the leadup to this year's critical midterm elections, about 1 in 3 U.S. adults believes an effort is underway to replace U.S.-born Americans with immigrants for electoral gains. About 3 in 10 also worry more immigration is causing U.S.-born Americans to lose their economic, political and cultural influence, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. ...
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Alabama fugitive inmate captured in Indiana after manhunt, ex-jail officer dead
(National News ~ 05/10/22)
A former Alabama jail official on the run with a murder suspect she was accused of helping escape shot and killed herself Monday as authorities caught up with the pair after more than a week of searching, officials said. The man she fled with surrendered...
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As Putin marks Victory Day, his troops make little war gains
(International News ~ 05/10/22)
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his country's biggest patriotic holiday Monday without a major new battlefield success in Ukraine to boast of, as the war ground on through its 11th week with the Kremlin's forces making little or no progress in their offensive...
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Out of the past: May 10
(Out of the Past ~ 05/10/22)
Southeast Missouri lawmakers left the state Capitol last night frustrated over a legislative stalemate that prevented them from finalizing the budget; "I have not seen brinkmanship like this in my five sessions up here. I think it is regrettable that we couldn't strike an agreement and go home," said state Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau...
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C. Graham Mendenhall
(Obituary ~ 05/10/22)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- C. Graham Mendenhall, 89, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Overland Park. Graham was born June 20, 1932, in Wichita, Kansas, to C. Dewey and Gladys Mendenhall. He grew up in West Allis, Wisconsin, and lived in the Kansas City area before moving to Cape Girardeau in 1976. ...
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A Look Back: May 1971
(05/10/22)
Students from St. Vincent’s Grade School in Cape Girardeau climbed a jungle gym at Capaha Park during the school’s annual Play Day in May 1971. (Steve Robertson ~ Southeast Missourian archive photo)
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For the Women Who Raised Us: Ways to honor your mom this Mother's Day
(05/10/22)
She gave you life and has seen you through your best, hardest and wayward times. She gives guidance and is present, supportive and honest. She’s not perfect, and she works hard, sacrifices for those around her and loves you. It’s the month of May, when we honor our moms. ...
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