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Prosecutor won't charge reporter who uncovered Missouri database flaw
(State News ~ 02/14/22)
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri prosecutor will not charge a St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist who exposed a state database flaw that allowed public access to thousands of teachers' Social Security numbers. Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson released a statement Friday saying there is an argument to be made there was a violation of law, and the issues at the heart of the investigation have been resolved through non-legal means, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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New Madrid to welcome chemical recycling facility
(Local News ~ 02/14/22)
NEW MADRID, Mo. — In a special meeting, the New Madrid City Council approved one ordinance paving the way for the opening of a new industry, while approval of two additional ordinances sets the stage for future industrial growth. Land along Route U, which is part of the city's industrial park, was rezoned from agricultural to heavy manufacturing...
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Area lawmaker wants to stiffen ATM robbery, damage penalties
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
State Rep. Rick Francis of Perryville, Missouri, (R-145) has introduced a bill in the General Assembly to make it a felony to tamper with an automated teller machine — either by successfully robbing an ATM or damaging it. "The increase in ATM smash-and-grabs in Missouri is 950% in the last two years," said Francis, who is the chairman of the House Committee on Financial Institutions. It is through Francis's panel that all proposed new banking bills pass in the legislature's lower chamber...
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Amid historically low donations, producing artificial blood remains problematic
(Local News ~ 02/14/22)
A local official of the American Red Cross pulls no punches when it comes to the current historically low blood supply levels in the U.S. "We've got less than a day's supply across the country in every blood type," said Jennifer Sokolowski, executive director of Cape Girardeau-based Red Cross Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas (SEMO NEAR) chapter...
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Mo. Senate looks for 'magic path' on redistricting
(State News ~ 02/14/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Meeting in a rare Saturday session, Missouri senators searched for what the chamber's leader described as a "magic path" toward resolving a weeklong filibuster against a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz acknowledged various barriers remained between factions of the majority Republican Party who are divided over how aggressively to draw district boundaries to their advantage...
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Firefighters battle blazes Friday, Sunday at Cape storage facility
(Local News ~ 02/14/22)
Firefighters fought two fires within three days at a Cape Girardeau self-storage facility. ...
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T-Ravs Italian eatery to open in Jackson
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
This story is updated. T-Ravs Restaurant, an Italian eatery, will open this spring at 3582 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson in the 4,615-square-foot building formerly occupied by SEMO Crawfish. Jarod Handley, originally from Belleville, Illinois, will be the restaurant's owner-operator -- supported by his partners, Handley's sister and brother-in-law, Jessica and Richard Sanders, who live in Jackson and now own the property...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/14/22)
Today is Monday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2022. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman identified as a former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, killing 17 people in the nation's deadliest school shooting since the attack in Newtown, Connecticut, more than five years earlier. ...
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Prayer 2-14-22
(Prayer ~ 02/14/22)
Lord Jesus, thank you for loving us and paying the price for our transgressions. Amen.
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To lift all boats, help Americans resume fulfilling work
(Column ~ 02/14/22)
Pushing back on recent pro-worker populism on the right, the American Enterprise Institute's Michael Strain writes "workers need a growth-and-participation agenda." The addition of the word "participation" to traditional pro-growth ideas is especially important today...
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Trudeau should give in to the truckers
(Column ~ 02/14/22)
The workers of the world should unite, so long as it isn't against COVID-19 restrictions. In that event, they are hateful kooks who deserve whatever they get. The political drama playing out in Canada, where truckers protesting a vaccine mandate are blockading the streets, is an expression of growing exhaustion with coronavirus restrictions, but also of a class conflict...
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It's the mandates, stupid
(Column ~ 02/14/22)
It's not masks that those rebel Canadian truckers are against. It's not the COVID vaccines or boosters one, two and three, either. The truckers (who reportedly are 90% vaxxed) and millions of like-minded citizens in the democracies of North America and Europe who are blocking highways and marching in the streets are protesting mandates...
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Why we celebrate Valentine's Day
(Editorial ~ 02/14/22)
Today we celebrate Valentine's Day, a holiday dedicated to the celebration of love and marriage. The day is often marked by the giving of Valentines -- cards, flowers, chocolates and nice dinners all favorites. But there is a powerful story behind it all, one of deep conviction and, indeed, love...
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Harold McCormick
(Obituary ~ 02/14/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Harold Benny McCormick, 91, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Burial, with Navy honors, will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Elizabeth Hicks
(Obituary ~ 02/14/22)
Elizabeth Jane Bryant Hicks, daughter of the late Dick W. Bryant and Ollie St. John Bryant, was born on the family's farm, near Tram Switch railroad line (5 miles south of Morehouse, Missouri), on Oct. 23, 1940, in New Madrid County, Missouri. She peacefully departed this life at 3:40 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, from her home in Jackson, at the age of 81 years...
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Scott Cobb
(Obituary ~ 02/14/22)
Scott David Cobb, 47, of Jackson passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 29, 1974, in Jefferson City, Missouri, the son of Steven R. and Glenda James Cobb. He and Monica Thorne were married Oct. 2, 1994...
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Ribbon-cutting for new academic building at Cape Girardeau's Adult Teen Challenge
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
Adult Teen Challenge of Mid-America, 303 M.A.T.C. Lane in Cape Girardeau County, will hold a ribbon-cutting at 9 a.m. Feb. 24 in conjunction with the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce to mark the opening of its new academic building. The previous structure was destroyed by fire Oct. 4, 2020. Just a few feet away from the learning center were dormitories housing 125 men. No one was injured in the overnight blaze...
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The Bank of Missouri launches Conserv partnership for Visa program
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
The Bank of Missouri, according to a William Mills Agency news release, is partnering with Conserv to launch Visa consumer, business and commercial credit cards. The bank will own the card program for its 30 branches across the Show Me State...
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Brittany Simpher joins PC Medical in Cape
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
Brittany Simpher has joined PC Medical Centers, 5 Doctors Park, Cape Girardeau, as internal marketer and digital media specialist, joining the practice of chiropractors Gregory Pursley and Aaron Andrews. Do you want more business news? Check out B Magazine, and the B Magazine email newsletter. Go to www.semissourian.com/newsletters to find out more....
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Pam Sander joins Cape Girardeau travel agency
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
Pam Sander, recently retired Southeast Missouri State University controller, has joined 1st Class Travel of Cape Girardeau. The agency said Sander's specialty is designing ski vacations, visits to National Park sites with expertise in hiking tours, cruise vacations and self-driving Iceland tours...
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United Way of SEMO announces return of Over the Edge
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
Over the Edge, after a two-year hiatus because of COVID concerns, returns May 20 to the 12-story Towers South dormitory on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The United Way of Southeast Missouri (UWSEMO) sponsors the event as a fundraiser. In 2019, the last time Over the Edge was held, the not-for-profit raised $43,000...
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Southeast Missouri Realtors organization growing
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
Southeast Missouri Realtors organization is showing a marked growth in membership in the last three years, according to figures compiled by the association's Cape Girardeau-based executive Terry L. Baker. This month, there are 365 primary Realtors, a nearly 22% increase over the 300 listed in March 2019...
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Missouri ranks high for retirement
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
Missouri is being recognized for being one of the best U.S. states for retirement. Forbes magazine rates the Show Me State third, behind No. 1 New Hampshire and No. 2 Montana, as "states people are moving to for retirement." Missouri was ranked favorably because of its comparatively low cost of living...
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Missouri ranks low in actuarial tables among U.S. life expectancy rates
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
Missouri ranks 40th out of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia in terms of overall life expectancy, according to a Feb. 10 report by the National Center for Health Statistics. In the Show Me State, the life expectancy for all residents is 76.9 years. Women, the report indicated, have an average actuarial life span of 79.8 years, while Missouri men are listed at a 74.1 years...
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Scott County bicentennial book for sale
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
Acclaim Press in Sikeston has produced a hardbound bicentennial book of Scott County history and families and it is available for sale at $59.95 per copy. The 328-page volume features more than 700 historic photographs of life in Scott County, including its businesses, buildings, homes, churches, schools, families and organizations...
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Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan seeks input
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
A draft plan is anticipated by June and will be made available for review at www.southeastmpo.org. Stakeholders are identified as electric-vehicle dealers, EV service providers and charging providers, plus organizations that might host charging stations on their property (e.g., hotels, airports, service stations), transit and delivery fleets and the general public...
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Bill to repeal Missouri's gas tax gets hearing
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
Missouri's standing motor fuel tax was the subject of a four-hour state House committee hearing last week In Jefferson City. Rep. Sara Walsh, R-Ashland, filed House Bill 1594 aimed at complete repeal of the tax that started in October, along with scheduled annual increases until 2025...
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New cannabis store open in Cape Girardeau
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
Good Day Farm cannabis dispensary is now operating at 1330 Broadway, Suite 101, in Cape Girardeau — formerly the home of Family Video. It is the second store in the Good Day Farm chain; the other is in Little Rock, Arkansas. Representatives of Good Day Farm in Cape Girardeau, which is open seven days a week, said via Instagram it has nothing for sale online at this time...
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NASA's new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfie
(National News ~ 02/14/22)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror. All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly 1 1/2 months into the mission, officials said Friday...
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US suspends Mexican avocado imports because of threats to safety inspecter
(International News ~ 02/14/22)
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico acknowledged the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise suspension was confirmed late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of the year for Mexican avocado growers -- though it did not affect game-day consumption since those avocados had already been shipped...
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Ex-Afghan president: Biden order on frozen funds an atrocity
(International News ~ 02/14/22)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's former president on Sunday called a White House order to unfreeze $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of 9/11 victims an atrocity against the Afghan people. Former President Hamid Karzai at a packed news conference sought the help of Americans, particularly the families of the thousands killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, to press President Joe Biden to rescind last week's order. ...
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Unions get new hope with young workers
(National News ~ 02/14/22)
After decades of decline, U.S. unions have a new reason for hope: younger workers. Workers in their 20s -- and even in their teens -- are leading ongoing efforts to unionize companies large and small, from Starbucks and REI to local cannabis dispensaries. The Alphabet Workers Union, formed last year and now representing 800 Google employees, is run by five people who are younger than 35...
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Police clear way to key US-Canada bridge, but still closed
(International News ~ 02/14/22)
WINDSOR, Ontario -- Police moved in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters near the busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing Sunday, ending a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions that has hurt the economy of both nations even as they held back from a crackdown on a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa...
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US: Over 130,000 Russian troops now staged outside Ukraine
(National News ~ 02/14/22)
WASHINGTON -- Some airlines canceled flights to the Ukrainian capital and troops there unloaded fresh shipments of weapons from NATO members Sunday, as its president sought to project confidence in the face of U.S. warnings of possible invasion within days by a growing number of Russian forces...
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Scott City, Jackson chambers plan events this week
(Business ~ 02/14/22)
This story is updated. n Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its February Morning Coffee at 7:15 a.m. Thursday at Front Porch Recital Hall, 1408 Main St. in Scott City. n Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its February Business Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday at Jackson Civic Center, 381 E. Deerwood Drive in Jackson. Lutheran Home is the featured sponsor...
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Out of the past: Feb. 14
(Out of the Past ~ 02/14/22)
Supporters of a Cape Girardeau-Bollinger counties recreational lake outlined their plans before the Cape Girardeau County Commission yesterday; the commission voiced neither support for nor opposition to a lake project; Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones, on behalf of the commission, pledged it will keep an open mind concerning the proposal and listen to people on all sides of the issue...
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