Jeff Long
BusinessJanuary 18
Southeast Missouri’s ‘backbone’: A look at area manufacturingPresident Joe Biden, in a White House statement released July 21, said “American manufacturing has long been the backbone of [the U.S.] economy.” In the Show Me State, Missouri Business Alert reported Sept. 13 that state manufacturing growth is “exceeding expectati...
featuresDecember 30
A New Year and Time to Move OnWhen I consider your heavens, The work of your fingers, The moon and the stars, Which you have set in place, What is humanity, O God, that you are mindful of us, Human beings that you care for us? Psalm 8:3-4/NIV. Two years ago on Christmas Day 2021, NASA launched ...
featuresDecember 16
Christmas kryptoniteIf asked for my favorite superhero, Superman would come to mind first for me. Each time our personal vehicle crosses into Metropolis, Illinois, we visit Superman Square and are again reminded of the mythical figure whose strength and otherworldly abilities far exce...
featuresDecember 2
Getting it in writingClose Cape Girardeau friends of ours have recently returned from a weeklong trip to France, visiting Paris, Caudebec-En-Caux, Rouen, Les Andelys, Honfluer and the D-Day remembrance sites in Normandy. Trip of a lifetime, no doubt. If the funds to afford such a journ...
featuresNovember 18
In late life, a job to improve the spirit for Dr. RuthLoneliness was tough, the toughest role you ever played. -- "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1973, a song written in memory of Marilyn Monroe. When you think you may have heard or seen it all, it's instructive occasionally to realize you haven't....
NewsNovember 2
Salute to veterans: Wayne Wallingford, Seth McKee, Charles Weber make Missouri Vets HOFThree local men, including a current state official, were among seven people inducted Friday, Oct. 27, as the 2023 class of Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was held in the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City...
NewsNovember 2
Lights are on, but nobody's home — Camping World building in Scott County remains empty a year after...Scott County presiding Commissioner Danny Tetley says he has no information on why the Camping World location off Interstate 55 near Cape Girardeau Regional Airport hasn't opened. The 33,000-square-foot facility on a 12-acre parcel along Nash Road has been, by all ...
NewsOctober 31
Local lawmakers Burger, Hovis comment on embattled Speaker PlocherDays after U.S. House members chose a new speaker to lead the 435-member legislative chamber in Washington, D.C., a panel in the Missouri House is now investigating the actions of its speaker, GOP Rep. Dean Plocher of Des Peres, near St. Louis. The Missouri House E...
BusinessOctober 30
Goodbye, Farewell, and AmenAn otherwise unremarkable 1999 film features the following words: "I am suddenly very aware of the lateness of things." The aforementioned line of dialogue has particular poignancy for me. Retirement beckons Wednesday, Nov. 1, as I have reached the magic Medicare-e...
BusinessOctober 30
Camille Peters named to SEMO Food Bank roleCamille Peters has been named chief impact officer for Southeast Missouri Food Bank, with facilities in Jackson and Sikeston, Missouri. Peters has been on the food bank staff for more than five years. SEMO Food Bank reports it serves more than 80,000 people per mon...LOAD MORE
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