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More transparency, budget scrutiny urged for Scott City school district
(Local News ~ 08/30/17)
A union consultant recommended the Scott City school board address district budget concerns and be more transparent in its dealings Tuesday during a special meeting. About 20 people attended the meeting, which was set after the Aug. 16 regular board meeting, when the school board heard concerns from teachers about a lack of transparency surrounding the 2017-2018 budget...
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Crippled Houston watches dams, levees; forecast offers hope
(National News ~ 08/30/17)
HOUSTON -- With its flood defenses strained, the crippled city of Houston anxiously watched dams and levees Tuesday to see whether they would hold until the rain stops, and meteorologists offered the first reason for hope -- a weather forecast with less than an inch of rain and even a chance for sunshine...
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Retired officer announces candidacy for 146th House seat
(Local News ~ 08/30/17)
Retired Cape Girardeau police officer Barry D. Hovis announced his candidacy Tuesday for the 146th Missouri House District seat. State Rep. Donna Lichtenegger, R-Jackson, has reached her term limit and cannot run for re-election in 2018. Hovis, who lives near Gordonville, is the second Republican candidate to enter the race. In March, Tony Laforest, 51, of Jackson announced he was running for the seat...
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EBO MD acquires Cape Family Practice
(Local News ~ 08/30/17)
EBO MD acquired Cape Family Practice this week in a move CEO Tony Thompson said could triple or quadruple EBO MD's practice. EBO MD is a direct patient care service, meaning patients pay a monthly membership fee for access to primary health-care services instead of going through a traditional insurer...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/30/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2017. There are 123 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 30, 1997, Americans received word of the car crash in Paris that claimed the lives of Princess Diana, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. (Because of the time difference, it was August 31 where the crash occurred.)...
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How far do we go with this hypersensitivity?
(Column ~ 08/30/17)
Just like the iconic television character Mr. Rogers, today kids we're going to learn a new word -- offend. When you see or hear something you don't like, you can be offended. This also applies if your "feelings" are somehow offended. And when you use this new word, you can demand with much righteous indignation that society change or remove that which offends you...
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Newsmakers do more than make news; they make a difference
(Editorial ~ 08/30/17)
Topography and weather are what characterize regions. It's the people who truly define it, shaping the past, present and future. No two of us are exactly alike, and in this land of freedom we are able to pursue the path of our dreams and follow the inspirations that touch us individually...
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Speak Out 8/30/17
(Speak Out ~ 08/30/17)
Some people will NEVER learn. I read where Ms. Pelosi criticized President Trump's speech on the Taliban saying he didn't give enough details. Well Nancy, you are completely right! He did not give the number of troops, the day and time that they were being withdrawn or anything else that would aid the enemy, unlike Obama who supplied all of his sensitive information to the enemy. ...
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Out of the past: Aug. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 08/30/17)
Howard Deardorff of Deardorff Design Associates in Lansing, Michigan, speaks at Christ Presbyterian Church in the morning. He has been working with the local church to develop a master site plan for the eight acres owned by the church on Lexington Avenue...
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Sandra Roth
(Obituary ~ 08/30/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Sandra L. Roth, 59, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, at Ste. Genevieve Memorial Hospital in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville...
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Neal Mahnken
(Obituary ~ 08/30/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Neal G. Mahnken, 60, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Eugene Farrar
(Obituary ~ 08/30/17)
Eugene "Gene" Farrar, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 29, 1936, in Cape Girardeau to Percy and Bertha Schonhoff Farrar. He and Barbara Crites were married June 11, 1966, in Cape Girardeau...
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Gordon Atchison
(Obituary ~ 08/30/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gordon Atchison, 89, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at his home. He was born Oct. 24, 1927, in Paragould, Arkansas, to Harley and Louella Atchison. Gordon served in the U.S. Army after World War II in post-occupation Germany as an artillery man. Following his service, he earned his master's degree in education from Arkansas State University...
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Jackson police report 8/30/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/30/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Shannon Allen, 36, of Jackson was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear. Theft n Theft was reported in the 2700 block of East Main Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/30/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/30/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of domestic assault in the 900 block of Frederick Street. n Tiana J. Lewis, 22, of Pulaski, Illinois, was arrested at South Park Avenue and Merriwether Street on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for no license and a Scott County warrant...
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Bass Pro sending boats to rescue Harvey victims
(State News ~ 08/30/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Outdoor gear giant Bass Pro is joining other corporations in sending aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey. KOLR-TV reported the Springfield-based chain posted Monday on its Facebook page it will send 80 Tracker boats for government agencies and rescue organizations to use along the Gulf Coast. ...
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GOP senator says he won't vote to expel over Facebook post
(State News ~ 08/30/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Republican state senator has told his colleagues in a letter this week he won’t vote to expel a Democrat who briefly posted on Facebook she hoped President Donald Trump would be assassinated. The Kansas City Star reported Sen. Bob Dixon of Springfield said Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal’s post was “intemperate and embarrassing.” ...
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New locomotives expected to speed Illinois rail service
(State News ~ 08/30/17)
CHICAGO — Illinois Transportation officials said faster and more reliable locomotives combined with improved signals and tracks will cut the time it takes an Amtrak passenger train to run from Chicago to St. Louis by one hour. Amtrak and state officials announced Monday the acquisition of 12 new locomotives will serve passenger lines from Chicago to Wisconsin, Michigan and Missouri. ...
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Missouri mayors back effort to put minimum wage to statewide vote
(State News ~ 08/30/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Both of Missouri's urban mayors are among supporters of an effort to let voters decide whether Missouri's minimum wage should rise to $12 an hour by 2023. St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson and Kansas City Mayor Sly James said Monday they support the "Raise Up Missouri" ballot initiative. Organizers need 100,000 signatures by May...
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After-school snack Tuesday at Capaha Park
(Local News ~ 08/30/17)
Ryder Conner, 4, and his great-grandfather Frank Stinnett feed the geese after school Tuesday at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau.
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Experts say decision on Houston evacuations was complicated
(National News ~ 08/30/17)
Houston's mayor kept facing questions Tuesday about his decision not to order an evacuation of the flood-prone city ahead of Harvey's arrival, even as overflowing reservoirs led several suburbs to move people out. Instead, Mayor Sylvester Turner remained resolute in his advice to residents since the storm made landfall Friday: Hunker down at home...
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Most Harvey flood victims on hook to pay for home repairs
(National News ~ 08/30/17)
NEW YORK -- Homeowners suffering flood damage from Harvey are more likely to be on the hook for losses than victims of previous storms -- a potentially crushing blow to personal finances and neighborhoods along the Gulf Coast. Insurance experts said only a small fraction of homeowners in Harvey's path of destruction have flood insurance...
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Trump offers flag-waving optimism in visit to Harvey's path
(National News ~ 08/30/17)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- With flag-waving optimism, President Donald Trump answered Harvey's wrath Tuesday by offering in-person assurances to those in the storm zone his administration will work tirelessly to help the region recover from the massive flooding and storm-inflicted destruction...
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Waiting the worst with Harvey, the storm that won't go away
(National News ~ 08/30/17)
HOUSTON -- Michael Bedner saw disasters come and go during his 33 years with the Houston Police Department. Harvey, however, just won't go away. Bedner rides out every storm in his creekside community between Houston and Galveston Bay and never gets more than a few feet of water on the edge of his property before the sun comes out again...
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George Clooney talks about fatherhood, Trump and 'Suburbicon'
(Entertainment ~ 08/30/17)
NEW YORK -- Most things have changed in George Clooney's life since he and wife Amal welcomed twins in July. But as he prepares to unveil his latest directorial effort, "Suburbicon," some rituals remain eerily familiar. "I just have to clean the barf off of my tux," Clooney said. "It used to be my barf, but now it's the twins' barf. So it all works out."...
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No fire or fury, but muted Trump response to North Korea missile
(International News ~ 08/30/17)
WASHINGTON -- So much for North Korea's restraint. So much for President Donald Trump's threats of "fire and fury." After Pyongyang's highly provocative missile test over close American ally Japan, Trump offered a subdued response Tuesday, pulling back from his administration's recent suggestions of a dialogue with the communist country but avoiding a repeat of his bombastic warnings earlier this month of a potential military confrontation...
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Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch opens doors as shelter
(Entertainment ~ 08/30/17)
HOUSTON -- Joel Osteen opened his Houston megachurch to those seeking shelter after social media critics slammed the televangelist for not offering to house people in need while Harvey swamps the city. Lakewood Church, a 16,000-seat former arena that was the longtime home of the NBA's Houston Rockets, announced on Twitter it was receiving people who need shelter late Tuesday morning...
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Filmmaker hopes to show 'what really happened' in Ferguson
(Entertainment ~ 08/30/17)
NEW YORK -- Sabaah Folayan went to Ferguson, Missouri, three summers ago as a pre-med student hoping to find a way to ease the anger engulfing police and residents. She left a filmmaker. Folayan and her co-director, Damon Davis, stitched together "Whose Streets?" -- a documentary looking at the aftermath of the shooting death of resident Michael Brown and the uprising that followed...
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Afghan officials said to talk nearly every day with Taliban
(International News ~ 08/30/17)
ISLAMABAD -- Despite seemingly stalled peace talks between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban, officials said the intelligence chief speaks by telephone with militant leaders nearly every day about the country's constitution and political future...
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Israeli leader vows to never remove settlers
(International News ~ 08/30/17)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow never to evacuate Jewish settlements from occupied land drew outrage Tuesday from Palestinians and complicated matters for the Trump administration's would-be peace envoys as they try to restart talks...
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Former loyalists lose faith in Myanmar's democracy icon
(International News ~ 08/30/17)
YANGON, Myanmar -- As Aung San Suu Kyi launched a national struggle against decades of harsh military rule, one medical student worked tirelessly at her side, facing down gun-wielding soldiers trying to crush the pro-democracy movement. For her activism and loyalty, Ma Thida suffered six years of mostly solitary imprisonment and nearly died of illnesses...
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North Korea leader urges more missile launches targeting Pacific
(International News ~ 08/30/17)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more ballistic-missile tests targeting the Pacific Ocean, Pyongyang announced today, a day after his nation for the first time flew a ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload over Japan...
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Jason Smith applauds Trump for Missouri visit to champion tax reform
(Local News ~ 08/30/17)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith applauded President Donald Trump for scheduling a visit to Missouri to champion tax reform and tax cuts. Trump is set to discuss the issue during a visit Wednesday to a Springfield, Missouri, manufacturing plant. Smith, R-Salem, said the president “promised me in March that he would come to Missouri.” ...
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Major Case Squad probing homicide disbands; possible informant contacted
(Local News ~ 08/30/17)
The Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad investigating the shooting death of Jimmy Latray Walker has been disbanded per the 72-hour standard activation period, according to a news release. Walker, 22, of Cape Girardeau was killed early Saturday morning after a shooting in a parking lot in the 500 block of South Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau...
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Prayer 8/30/17
(Prayer ~ 08/30/17)
O Lord God, loving Father, thank you for your abundant grace and mercy. Amen.
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August Yard of the month
(Submitted Story ~ 08/30/17)
The Ramblewood Garden Club awarded the August Yard of the Month to Verna Lancaster who gardens on Briarcliff Street. Pictured above are son Daniel Lancaster, Roy and Verna Lancaster, homeowners; Anne Foust, Club President; Nadine Davis, Butterfly Garden Chairman and Bonnie Coy-Svenson, Yard of the Month Committee. Congratulations to the Lancaster's for making Cape a beautiful place to live...
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