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Trump names Kinder to Delta Regional Authority leadership post
(Local News ~ 08/13/17)
Peter Kinder, Missouri's former lieutenant governor, has been appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as alternate federal co-chairman of the Delta Regional Authority. The White House announced the appointment Thursday, but Kinder said the appointment has been in the works since March...
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Optometrists, others advise eclipse viewers to protect eyes
(Local News ~ 08/13/17)
Area residents and visitors who turn their eyes to the sky Aug. 21 to view a total solar eclipse could severely injure their eyes if they don't wear special glasses, local optometrists warn. Dr. Ryne Wood, an optometrist with Leet EyeCare in Cape Girardeau, said looking at the sun can cause solar retinopathy...
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SoutheastHEALTH to begin pathology partnership with Washington University
(Local News ~ 08/13/17)
SoutheastHEALTH again is partnering with Washington University, this time with the St. Louis medical school's pathology and immunology department. The arrangement will include a physical presence and telepathology services. Two Washington University pathologists will be on site...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/13/17)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2017. There are 140 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 13, 1967, the crime caper biopic "Bonnie and Clyde," starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, had its U.S. premiere; the movie, directed by Arthur Penn, was considered shocking as well as innovative for its graphic portrayal of violence...
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Sounds for Hounds
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/13/17)
If you missed the recent community activity at the River Campus, Sounds for Hounds, you missed an amazing performance. Thanks to Jerry Ford and associates for organizing such an outstanding program! Perhaps we should request that the name of our hound be Jerry! Cape's community sure has some terrific talent. The crowd was large and seemed to love the music...
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Prayer 8-13-17
(Prayer ~ 08/13/17)
Father God, may your peace that passes all understanding fill our hearts and minds. Amen.
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Cape PD takes next step to full body cam rollout
(Editorial ~ 08/13/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department is drafting a policy on how to implement body-camera technology. This is a positive development for the local department. The use and retention of body camera video adds another level of accountability and protection for our police...
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L.A. deputies' private body cams raise transparency questions
(National News ~ 08/13/17)
LOS ANGELES -- America's largest sheriff's department still lacks a policy for body cameras after years of studying the issue, so hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of its deputies have taken matters into their own hands and bought the cameras themselves...
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Parents test school liability in bullying and child suicide
(National News ~ 08/13/17)
CINCINNATI -- The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who hanged himself from his bunk bed with a necktie want school officials held responsible, testing the issue of school liability in suicides blamed on bullying. The wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of Gabriel Taye against Cincinnati Public Schools and school officials cites repeated examples of Gabriel and others being bullied at his elementary school...
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Advocates stage first big Texas protest against border wall
(National News ~ 08/13/17)
MISSION, Texas -- Hundreds of protesters wearing white and chanting in English and Spanish marched Saturday in Texas' first major protest against a border wall, crossing the earthen Rio Grande levee where President Donald Trump's administration wants to build part of the first phase...
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Pizza truck spills its load onto interstate
(National News ~ 08/13/17)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Highway officials shut down westbound lanes of a cross-country interstate for four hours so crews could pick up pizza. An 18-wheeler containing DiGiorno and Tombstone frozen pizzas scraped a bridge support and sliced open its trailer Wednesday, spilling the pies across Interstate 30. The westbound section of I-30 was closed for four hours while crews cleared away the mess...
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Xi calls for calm after Trump says U.S. is 'locked and loaded'
(International News ~ 08/13/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Chinese President Xi Jinping made a plea for cool-headedness over escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea in a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, urging both sides to avoid words or actions that could worsen the situation...
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Trump says he's open to military intervention in Venezuela
(National News ~ 08/13/17)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is expressing concern over the growing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and not ruling out military action as a response. Trump told reporters Friday all options remain on the table in response to anti-democratic actions in Venezuela, including military intervention...
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Texas Senate OKs insurance curbs for abortion
(National News ~ 08/13/17)
AUSTIN, Texas -- The Republican-controlled Texas Senate backed a plan Saturday night to restrict insurance coverage for abortions, over the objections of opponents who expressed concern it could force some women to make heart-wrenching choices because no exceptions will be made in cases of rape and incest...
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Trump blames 'many sides' for violent clashes in Virginia
(National News ~ 08/13/17)
BEDMINISTER, N.J. -- President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed "many sides" for the violent clashes between protesters and white supremacists in Virginia and contended the "hatred and bigotry" broadcast across the country had taken root long before his political ascendancy...
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Officials: White nationalist rally linked to 3 deaths
(National News ~ 08/13/17)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town, killing one person, hurting more than a dozen others and ratcheting up tension in a day full of violent confrontations...
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Out of the past: Aug. 13
(Out of the Past ~ 08/13/17)
The Area Wide United Way has expanded its area to include Scott City, in addition to Cape Girardeau and Jackson, for the coming year. The campaign goal will be $477,000, and two new agencies -- VIP Industries and Civil Air Patrol -- will receive funds from the campaign...
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Herbert Williams
(Obituary ~ 08/13/17)
Herbert Sean Williams, 47, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at his home. He was born April 3, 1970, in Teaneck, New Jersey, to Herbert R. and Sharon K. Williams. Sean deeply loved his family and friends and would do anything he could to help them. He was most proud of his son, Trevor, and the man he grew up to be. He also loved his dog, Blue, and was rarely seen without him...
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Shirley Vehrs
(Obituary ~ 08/13/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Shirley A Vehrs, 87, of Marble Hill died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at her home. A memorial service will be at a later date. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is assisting the family.
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Carole Tuschhoff
(Obituary ~ 08/13/17)
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. — Carole Gaye Tuschhoff, 72, of Denham Springs died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, at The Crossing at Clarity Hospice in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was born April 7, 1945, to William B. and Dorothy Seabaugh of Jackson. Carole was a 1963 graduate of Jackson High School. Later, she attended and graduated from Metro Business College in Cape Girardeau...
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Viola 'Vi' Stovall
(Obituary ~ 08/13/17)
Viola “Vi” Stovall went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Vi was born Sept. 8, 1922, in Cape Girardeau. She was the daughter of William and Beulah Foeste. Vi married James F. Stovall on Sept. 1, 1941, at Trinity Lutheran Church...
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Vicki Statler
(Obituary ~ 08/13/17)
Alice Sue “Vicki” Statler, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 9, 1936, the daughter of Webster Clyde and Ada Robinson Smith in Jackson. She and Charles “Jack” Statler were married June 1, 1957, in Jackson. Vicki was a graduate of Jackson High School and a member of New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson...
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Tony Ritchie
(Obituary ~ 08/13/17)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Tony E. Ritchie, 47, of Bloomfield died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Laura Mize
(Obituary ~ 08/13/17)
Laura L. Mize, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. She was born March 17, 1930, in Bloomfield, Missouri, to William E. and Marie Clodfelter White. She and Homer D. Mize were married July 21, 1951, in Paragould, Arkansas. He passed away April 27, 2013...
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Tammy Hunt
(Obituary ~ 08/13/17)
Tamara “Tammy” Jo Hunt, 67, of Millersville died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 14, 1949, in Cape Girardeau to Jesse and Dorothy Baker Huckstep. She married Luther Hunt on Oct. 17, 1968, in Joplin, Missouri...
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Ed Groves
(Obituary ~ 08/13/17)
Ed Groves, 67, of Jackson died Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 11, 1949, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Thomas Allen and Ellen Marian Stockett Groves. He and Donna Lynn King were married Oct. 14, 1968, in Nashville...
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Jennifer Bowen
(Obituary ~ 08/13/17)
PATTON, Mo. -- Jennifer Lynn Bowen, 49, of Patton died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at a later date. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is assisting the family.
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Jackson police report 8/13/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/13/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Joshua DaVault, 23, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and failure to register a motor vehicle...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/13/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/13/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 6:17 a.m. on Clark Avenue; 9:10 a.m. on South Lorimier Street; 9:41 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 12:15 p.m. on Bloomfield Road; and 9:36 p.m. on William Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/13/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/13/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Albert Holmes, 68, of Florissant, Missouri, was arrested at William Street and Saint Francis Drive on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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Births 8/13/17
(Births ~ 08/13/17)
Son to Jason David and Jill Caroline Morgan of Chaffee, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:53 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2017. Name, Gavin Rhett. Weight, 9 pounds, 10 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Morgan is the former Jill Hodge, daughter of Richard and Carol Hodge of Chaffee. She is a leverage-service representative at AT&T. Morgan is the son of Lisa Amos of Scott City. He is a police officer with Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Public Safety...
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Former St. Louis police chief's mother accused of fraud
(State News ~ 08/13/17)
ST. LOUIS -- The mother of a former St. Louis police chief is accused in a federal indictment of embezzling millions of dollars from a Missouri real-estate company. A grand jury has indicted Carol Dotson with one count of wire fraud that alleges she bilked an Olivette real-estate business between July 2003 and February of this year while she worked there since 1990...
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Lawsuit challenges legality of St. Louis arena's makeover
(State News ~ 08/13/17)
ST. LOUIS -- A lawsuit is seeking to halt a $64-million makeover of the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, arguing the publicly funded project is unconstitutional. Friday's lawsuit on behalf of Alderwoman Cara Spencer, former state House Rep. Jeanette Oxford and former city counselor James Wilson names the city, the St. Louis Blues and the Blues' ownership group, Kiel Center Partners, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Not-guilty plea for suspect in Missouri officer's death
(State News ~ 08/13/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A judge entered a not-guilty plea Friday for the man accused in the killing of a western Missouri police officer during a traffic stop. Ian McCarthy, 39, of Clinton appeared via video at the Henry County Courthouse to answer charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of officer Gary Michael in Clinton. McCarthy's next court appearance was scheduled for Oct. 20...
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Brother: Slain Missouri officer saw policing as dream job
(State News ~ 08/13/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri police officer slain during a traffic stop was eulogized Saturday as an optimistic man who always prized law enforcement, with the state's governor pressing mourners to appreciate the perils of police in a culture "too quick to condemn" them...
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Sikeston rodeo concludes; more than 25,000 attended
(Local News ~ 08/13/17)
More than 25,000 people attended the 65th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo that concluded Saturday at Art Saunders Arena in Sikeston, Missouri, according to a Jaycees official. Each night in the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo featured classic events including bareback and saddle bronc riding, bull riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling and roping competitions...
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COOKING ON DEADLINE: Honey Creole Mustard Green Beans
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
And then that moment of summer arrives when the green beans are piled so high at the markets, and being sold at such a low price, that you feel like you'd be a fool not to pick up a pound or two or five. I mean they are practically giving them away for free. (And if you have a garden, then you may be trying to give away a pound or two or five.)...
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4x4 - 8-13-17
(08/13/17)
What has been the highlight of your summer?
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Club news 8-13-17
(Community News ~ 08/13/17)
Brynn Myers, graduate of Oak Ridge High School, has been awarded a scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University by Chapter BI of the PEO Sisterhood in Cape Girardeau. Myers was the valedictorian of the 2017 graduating class. The selection committee included Trudy Lee, Beverly Hahs, president of BI, and Linda Gosche, chairman...
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Adopt - safe harbor 8/13/2017
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
Tinker is a loving and friendly 8-year-old kitty! Tinker is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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Teen convicted of shooting area woman in 2015
(Local News ~ 08/13/17)
A three-day jury trial in Cape Girardeau County ended Thursday with the conviction and sentencing of an area teen for the June 29, 2015, drive-by shooting in Cape Girardeau that seriously injured a woman. Zach Valenti, 18, received the maximum sentence of seven years in prison for second-degree assault, plus three years for armed criminal action and 10 years for unlawful use of a weapon, according to a news release Saturday from Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh...
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Man accused of making terror threats against dental office
(Local News ~ 08/13/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — A Poplar Bluff man was arrested Thursday afternoon after he was accused of threatening to bring a gun to a local dental office after being told he couldn’t get an appointment. Rodney Sparkman, 43, was booked at the Butler County Jail on suspicion of making a terroristic threat and a warrant for failure to appear in court on a shoplifting charge...
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Motorcyclist hurt seriously in crash north of Cape
(Local News ~ 08/13/17)
A motorcycle accident seriously injured a 30-year-old McClure, Illinois, motorcyclist at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Cape Girardeau County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report stated the driver, Carl E. Woods, totaled his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle after running off the south side of County Road 638 four miles north of Cape Girardeau, striking a utility pole...
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Scott City man dies in motorcycle crash near Millersville
(Local News ~ 08/13/17)
A Scott City motorcyclist died Saturday in a three-vehicle accident on Highway 72 west of Millersville, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report stated Shannon W. Dailey, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene by Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton at 4:51 p.m. Saturday. Dailey was transported to the Cape Girardeau County morgue...
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Finding brotherhood in basketball
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
The SEMO Elite Basketball program does more than give local athletes a chance at national exposure to college recruiters. It gives them exposure to a new family. Led by coach Tommy Delph, the local not-for-profit AAU traveling team made a trip to the AAU 16U D1 National Championship in Orlando, Florida...
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Burrito-Ville to hold #GiveBacktoCape Event for Local Hero Robert Harris
(Submitted Story ~ 08/13/17)
Burrito-Ville to hold #GiveBacktoCape event for Cape Girardeau local man Robert Harris on Aug 30 CAPE GIRARDEAU--Burrito-Ville, a locally owned and operated restaurant, will hold its monthly #GiveBacktoCape fundraising event on August 30th from 5-9 p.m. in support of Robert Harris and Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Foundation...
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Moments in a small town: centenarian celebration to hummingbird rescue
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
Happy birthday to Jennifer Nolen, Steve Seyer, Taylor Laxton, Austin Carroll, Kent Duniphan, Jerry W. Evans, Ethan Thomason, Casey McAlister, Hunter Ourth, Ashley Pepple, Steven Wessel, Leslie Bridwell, Paula Chapman, Denise Haislip, Pat Mungle, Chris Hanback, Kenny Ruiz, Joann Schott, Rocky Shields, Delores Nation, Maggie Penrose, Judy Meyr, Roy Husband, Steve Hahn, Matthew Boese, Butch Davis, Wanda Pobst, Ellen Kitchen, Jodie Hodge, Paul Charleston, Ryan Pobst, Brittany Wood, Brian Boese, Stacy Abernathy, Margaret Braswell, Wes Proffer and Liston Mitchell.. ...
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Seniors doing for others
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
A few weeks back I wrote a column entitled, "Zombie Apocalypse." It related to my concern with the fact that at this time in history our population is aging significantly and every single day another 10,000 seniors slip past the coveted age 65 mark...
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Understanding the eclipse
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
In just over a week, on Monday, Aug. 21, at 1:20 p.m. CDT, an eclipse will occur in Southeast Missouri. We are directly in the path of this celestial event, which is confined to 14 U.S. states, including the Show-Me State. The eclipse will cut a diagonal path through America's midsection, and the total darkness should last in our area about a minute and 45 seconds...
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'Bob's Burgers' come seasoned with comedy
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
On the DELISH.com recipe site I read about a cookbook that Rob Weeks of Cape Girardeau let me borrow to laugh, read and enjoy. In the cookbook review, it said FOX's animated series, "Bob's Burgers," is a show not only known for its genuinely great comedy, but also for its witty writing...
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Different strokes for different folks
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
I was at a place the other day and was visiting with a friend of mine when a lady she knew walked by. The lady is probably 50 or so and is slim and pretty good looking. My friend mentioned to me that she doesn't care for vegetables of any kind. I was surprised. Most women really go for veggies, while most men go for the meat and potatoes. I don't want to, but I probably could become a vegetarian. I probably could do it a week or two until someone fried up a skillet of bacon...
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Trusting the presence of God
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
My friend Father Bill loved sunflowers. Behind his desk, he kept a painting of a field of sunflowers that a student had made for him, and he would tell the other students and me, "Be like a sunflower -- always keep your face turned toward the sun." A few weeks ago we planted sunflowers at the greenhouse where I work. They didn't bloom for a week or so, and we were all waiting...
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Watching a first-grader discover what school is all about
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
Bh Kristin Pind Summer is officially over and school has begun. It seems that each year summer goes by faster and faster. As a child, I remember a feeling of summer lasting forever. When school started at the end of August, I was ready, my mom was ready, and so was everyone else...
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An acrobatic little songbird
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
Last Sunday, I sat watching a small field of drought-stricken black oil sunflowers. Many of the sunflower stalks were dying from lack of rain but had managed to make small heads of seed. The field was alive with American goldfinches. Cardinals and house finches also were feeding on the sunflower seeds...
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Eliminating grassy weeds without harming flowers, vegetable plants
(Community ~ 08/13/17)
Due to the extremes in weather we have experienced this year, several gardeners have seen an increase in grassy-type weeds in their flower beds and vegetable gardens. In many cases, these gardeners have tried to find a herbicide to use without hurting their flowers or vegetables. They are tired of the method I used when I was growing up -- the hoe...
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