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Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese spent more than $517,000 to settle clergy abuse claims
(Local News ~ 04/03/19)
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau has paid out more than $517,000 to victims of clergy sexual abuse and another $189,337 in legal fees since 1986, the diocese's bishop disclosed in a letter posted on the diocese website and emailed to Catholics in southern Missouri...
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Google, FTI, LMA select SE Missourian as 1 of 10 in North America; Missourian seeks reporter
(Column ~ 04/03/19)
Google, FTI, LMA select SE Missourian as 1 of 10 in North America; Missourian seeks reporter I need your help. The Southeast Missourian is looking for a new business reporter. Do you know anyone who might be interested? Think about it. Are you interested? Although our plan is to hire a full-time reporter, we would also consider hiring several people -- if especially talented -- on a part-time basis. ...
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Perry County passes hotel tax; Morley voters OK sales tax
(Local News ~ 04/03/19)
Perry County, Missouri, voters approved a tax on hotel rooms during Tuesday’s election, while Scott County residents likewise voted to extend a city sales tax in Morley, Missouri. According to unofficial results posted by the Perry County Administration and Election Authority, less than 10% of registered voters turned out, but of the 1,125 ballots cast, more than 75% favored the hotel tax, which would impose a 6% tax on hotel bookings at the four hotels immediately adjacent to Interstate 55 at the Perryville exit. ...
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Jackson use-tax voted down for third time
(Local News ~ 04/03/19)
For the third time — and by a slim margin of 82 votes — Jackson residents voted down the addition of a use-tax measure Tuesday, which would have enacted a 2.5% tax to out-of-state purchases. The measure was rejected by 53% of voters...
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Voters overwhelmingly pass Cape schools bond issue
(Local News ~ 04/03/19)
Voters overwhelmingly approved a $12 million Cape Girardeau public schools bond issue Tuesday to finance a wide range of building projects, including an aquatic center. The measure received 61.8% approval, well above the 57.14% super majority needed for passage...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
Today is Wednesday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2019. There are 272 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what turned out to be his final speech, telling a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, that "I've been to the mountaintop" and "seen the Promised Land. ...
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Fake tax break ads prosper on Facebook
(Community ~ 04/03/19)
Hundreds of ads on Facebook promised U.S. homeowners they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed new solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None of it was true. The scam ads used photos of nearly every U.S. governor -- and sometimes President Donald Trump -- to claim with new, lucrative tax incentives, people might actually make money by installing solar technology on their homes. ...
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May: UK to seek further delay, try to break Brexit logjam
(International News ~ 04/03/19)
LONDON -- With Britain racing toward a chaotic exit from the European Union within days, Prime Minister Theresa May veered away from the cliff-edge Tuesday, saying she would seek a further delay to Brexit as U.K. politicians sought a compromise solution to the crisis...
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Trump waffles on possible border closure
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's taking a wait-and-see approach on his threat to close the southern border as soon as this week. His administration is grappling with a surge of Central American migrants trying to enter the U.S., and Trump said last week he'd seal the border in the coming days if Mexico did not immediately halt all illegal immigration into the U.S...
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'Pretend you have a cold': Pelosi advises Biden
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- As former Vice President Joe Biden's camp scrambles to contain any political damage over his past behavior with women, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has some words of advice: Keep your distance. "Join the straight-arm club," Pelosi said at a breakfast hour Washington event Tuesday...
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Trump defers push for health plan
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is deferring his push for a Republican health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, taking it on the road as 2020 campaign issue rather than trying to pass legislation on Capitol Hill even his own party shunned...
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Most states' sports betting revenue misses estimates
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When the Patriots won the Super Bowl again -- and covered the spread, too -- all of New England was delirious, with the possible exception of Rhode Island's tax collectors. The state's sportsbooks lost $2.35 million because, come on, really, who's going to bet against Tom Brady in New England? That, in turn, cut into Rhode Island's tax revenue...
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Health officials alarmed by paralyzing illness in children
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
NEW YORK -- One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping. It was the first sign of an unfolding nightmare. Three days later, Joey was in a hospital intensive care unit, unable to move his arms or legs or sit up. Spinal taps and other tests failed to find a cause. Doctors worried he was about to lose the ability to breathe...
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North Carolina GOP chair, donor charged with bribery
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The chairman of North Carolina's Republican Party, an insurance magnate and two of his associates are facing federal charges for a plan to shower the state's top insurance regulator with campaign contributions to ensure special business treatment, a criminal indictment unsealed Tuesday said...
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Woman carrying malware gets into Mar-a-Lago
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device containing computer malware lied to Secret Service agents and briefly gained admission to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club over the weekend during his Florida visit, federal prosecutors allege in court documents...
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U.S. expands 'catch and release' amid surge in migrants
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
EL PASO, Texas -- The surge of migrant families arriving at the southern border has led the Trump administration to dramatically expand a practice President Donald Trump has long mocked as "catch and release." With immigrant processing and holding centers overwhelmed, the administration is busing people hundreds of miles inland and releasing them at Greyhound stations and churches in cities such as Albuquerque, San Antonio and Phoenix because towns close to the border already have more than they can handle.. ...
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Most states' sports betting revenue misses estimates
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When the Patriots won the Super Bowl again -- and covered the spread, too -- all of New England was delirious, with the possible exception of Rhode Island's tax collectors. The state's sportsbooks lost $2.35 million because, come on, really, who's going to bet against Tom Brady in New England? That, in turn, cut into Rhode Island's tax revenue...
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Experts reviewing low-carb, other diets
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
NEW YORK -- With keto-friendly recipes sweeping social media, some followers of low-carb eating are hoping for a nod of approval in the upcoming U.S. dietary guidelines advising Americans on what to eat. It may seem minor, but backers say low-carb's inclusion could influence nutrition advice doctors give and help shape government food programs such as school lunches. Currently, the guidelines cite the Mediterranean, vegetarian and other diets as examples of healthy eating...
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Out of the past: April 3
(Out of the Past ~ 04/03/19)
Easter Sunday; Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1820 Perryville Road, hosts a community Easter sunrise service at 6:30 a.m.; it is held at the foot of the fish and cross on the hill by the church; refreshments are served in McCutchen Hall after the service...
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What once was a compliment is now considered sexism
(Column ~ 04/03/19)
The Joe Biden sexual sensitivity roller coaster is gaining steam just about the time his poll numbers are starting to spike. Don't, for a moment, think this is a coincidence. Creepy Uncle Joe is working overtime defending his interaction with women in the past. And what we are learning should serve as a lesson in the over-sensitizing of an innocent act...
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Pioneering legal pot states aim to ease rules on industry
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
SEATTLE -- When Washington and Colorado launched their pioneering marijuana industries in the face of U.S. government prohibition, they imposed strict rules in hopes of keeping the U.S. Justice Department at bay. Businesses would need to track plants and products with bar codes. Regulators would have to approve money invested to ensure it was not tied to criminals. Owners of pot operations would have to live in-state and pass background checks...
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Rosa Quick
(Obituary ~ 04/03/19)
Rosa Lee Quick, 81, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Portageville, Missouri, died Monday, April 1, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Graveside inurnment will be at 10 a.m. Sunday at Portageville Cemetery in Portageville. Family and friends are asked to gather at the cemetery...
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Larry Lewis
(Obituary ~ 04/03/19)
Larry Keith Lewis, 74, of Jackson died Monday, April 1, 2019, at his home. Celebration of life will be from 1 to 2 p.m. April 13 at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. April 13 at the funeral home, with Rodney Lewis officiating. Inurnment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery...
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Floyd King
(Obituary ~ 04/03/19)
Floyd Gene King, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Barry Winders officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...
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Elaine Jennings-Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/03/19)
OSKALOOSA, Iowa -- Elaine Jennings-Jones, 90, of Oskaloosa, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Iowa. She was born Feb. 13, 1929, in Trier, Germany, to Paul and Else Gundermann. She married Joseph Jennings on July 6, 1959. After his retirement from the U.S. Army, they resided in Advance, Missouri. He preceded her in death in November 1987. She married Jimmie Jones, who preceded her in death in April 1993...
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Jack Ford
(Obituary ~ 04/03/19)
Jack Ueal Ford, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 1, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel, with the Rev. Weston Wildauer officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...
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Bill Engleman
(Obituary ~ 04/03/19)
Bill K. Engleman, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 1, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. He was born April 20, 1931, in Jackson to Adolph and Berniece Savers Engleman. He and Marjorie James were married Aug. 8, 1954, at Clarkton, Missouri...
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Margie Gholson Crites
(Obituary ~ 04/03/19)
Margie Gholson Crites, 98, of Jackson died Monday, April 1, 2019, at Monticello House. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jimmie Corbin officiating. Burial will be private...
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Nellie Brown
(Obituary ~ 04/03/19)
Nellie Marie Brown, 96, of Neelys Landing passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. John Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Vera Birk
(Obituary ~ 04/03/19)
Vera Mae Birk, 83, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Villas of Jackson, where she enjoyed many friendships the past few years. Vera was born April 18, 1935, south of Delta, to Otto W. and Martha A.C. Tuschhoff Bock. She was baptized June 13, 1935, at the parsonage of Christ Lutheran Church in Gordonville and confirmed March 21, 1948, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville. ...
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Trump team and China resume uphill effort to end trade rift
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration will resume negotiations today with China toward ending a trade war that has deepened uncertainty for businesses and investors and dimmed the outlook for the global economy. The two sides are to meet for the ninth time, with analysts expressing optimism the world's two biggest economies might be near some kind of agreement. ...
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High prices, interest rates push 1Q U.S. auto sales down 2%
(National News ~ 04/03/19)
DETROIT -- Automobile sales in the U.S. fell 2% in the first quarter, another sign the nation's economy is starting to slow. Automakers sold just over 4 million vehicles from January through March, according to Ward's Automotive Intelligence, and industry analysts blame the decline on rising vehicle prices, competition from an abundant supply of late-model used vehicles and relatively high interest rates. ...
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Auditor: Missouri tax withholding change didn't follow law
(State News ~ 04/03/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Revenue Department broke the law by not using a public process to change tax withholding tables, the state auditor said Tuesday. Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway told reporters the agency didn't follow state law when it revised withholding tables in January without first proposing a regulation change. She said taking that step would have allowed for public input on an adjustment that will mean more money is withheld from paychecks...
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Prayer 4/3/19
(Prayer ~ 04/03/19)
Almighty God, this season's beauty is yet another example of your masterful creation. Amen.
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Births 4/3/19
(Births ~ 04/03/19)
Daughter to Eric and Rachael Daume of Cape Girardeau, Mercy Hospital in St Louis, 3:18 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Name, Ellianna Mary. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Daume is the daughter of Jim and Mary Essner of Cape Girardeau. She is a registered nurse clinical analyst at Saint Francis Healthcare System. Daume is the son of Wayne and Becky Daume, also of Cape Girardeau. He is a pharmacist with Medicenter Pharmacies...
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