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Sponsored: Meet the Experts: 3 steps to food and wine pairing with John Eric and Vanessa Klein, owners of 36 Restaurant & Bar
(06/08/22)
John Eric and Vanessa Klein’s love for wine began approximately 15 years ago, while they worked at Celebrations Restaurant. It was there they first began to taste different wines and study flavor profiles. Through study, trial and error, and gathering feedback from their friends while they entertained, they were ready to build their own wine list when they opened 36 Restaurant & Bar in downtown Cape Girardeau in 2015...
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WWE and Alexa Bliss are coming to Cape Girardeau on Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
About nine years ago, "Alexa Bliss" came to life fully grown. The moniker, written in advance by WWE management, was already on a list for distribution by the time Lexi Kaufman, barely in her early 20s, received it and, with it, a new identity. After joining the WWE, Kaufman completely inhabited the character of Alexa Bliss...
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Moving day
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
State Department of Conservation's Rebecca Freitas catches fish for relocation while electrofishing in the pond at Capaha Park on Tuesday. The dredging of Capaha Park's pond is expected to start around June 13. Conservation officials are moving the fish to ponds at Cape County North and South parks. More photos are in a gallery at semissourian.com.
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Pickleball growing in popularity in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/08/22)
"Pickleball has been around a while, but in the last couple years it has really taken off like gangbusters," said Brock Davis, Parks divisional manager for City of Cape Girardeau. One way this has manifested itself is owners of tennis courts converting them to pickleball courts, which Cape Girardeau has done at Arena Park, 410 Kiwanis Drive, off East Rodney Drive...
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Son of Buffalo victim pushes Congress on gun violence
(National News ~ 06/08/22)
WASHINGTON -- The son of Ruth Whitfield, an 86-year-old woman killed when a gunman opened fire in a racist attack on Black shoppers in Buffalo, New York, challenged Congress on Tuesday to act against the "cancer of white supremacy" and the nation's epidemic of gun violence...
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Column: Music Memories: Vi and Eddie Keys
(06/08/22)
Growing up in Cape Girardeau in the 1970s, one of my fondest music memories was hearing Vi and Eddie Keys play in the Arena Building during the SEMO District Fair. Although the Keys never experienced what some might consider “mainstream success” in the form of hit records and national tours, they performed, traveled and frequently rubbed elbows with those who did. They were successful musicians, music teachers and retailers in the Cape Girardeau area...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/08/22)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 8, the 159th day of 2022. There are 206 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 8, 1864, Abraham Lincoln was nominated for another term as president during the National Union (Republican) Party's convention in Baltimore...
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Speak Out 6-8-22
(Speak Out ~ 06/08/22)
"Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it" -- Mark Twain. Think about that the next time you hear Republicans wanting to ban books from schools! Just because you disagree with an author doesn't mean the book is bad! Grow up!...
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Trumpology
(Column ~ 06/08/22)
Former President Donald Trump has signaled he will announce his presidential intentions after the November midterm elections. Yet his record of endorsements is quite mixed. By the sheer numbers of winning primary candidates his stamp of approval is impressive, but in a few of the most important races, not so much...
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Beware Fauci's scheme to empower the World Health Organization
(Column ~ 06/08/22)
When the next pandemic hits, President Joe Biden wants the World Health Organization -- a puppet of the Chinese Communist Party -- to have more power over the U.S. and other countries. Among other changes, WHO is pushing for "equity" in access to vaccines and medicines, meaning the U.S. ...
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Prayer 6-8-22
(Prayer ~ 06/08/22)
O Lord Jesus, may we boldly proclaim the good news of salvation through you. Amen.
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3 local students compete at International Science and Engineering Fair
(Editorial ~ 06/08/22)
One of our favorite educational events of the year is the area science fair held in Cape Girardeau. This year, Kaden Luker and Emma Shields of Jackson and Hiren Parekh of Saxony Lutheran went on to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta. And one of the three -- Luker -- could be on his way to represent the United States in Stockholm, Sweden, pending his performance at a June competition in Colorado...
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New this week: Carrie Underwood, 'The Janes' and Adam Sandler
(Entertainment ~ 06/08/22)
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. n Adam Sandler, long a pick-up player, channels his affection for basketball into Jeremiah Zagar's "Hustle," debuting Friday on Netflix. ...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 6/8/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/08/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. Assault n Third-degree domestic assault was reported on North Street...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 6/8/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/08/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. June 6 n Medical assists were made at 3:46 a.m. on County Road 618; 6:50 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 8:03 a.m. on North Fountain Street; 12:43 p.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 3:31 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 5:44 p.m. on South Farrar Drive; 6:17 p.m. at North West End Boulevard and North Louisiana Avenue...
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Shirley Marx
(Obituary ~ 06/08/22)
MONTE VISTA, Colo. -- Shirley McKee Marx passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, in Homelake. She was born May 7, 1935, in Zalma, Missouri, and raised in Arab, Missouri, where her parents, Carl and Alfretta Rowe, farmed and owned/operated the general store...
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Abortion, guns top Supreme Court justices' to-do list
(National News ~ 06/08/22)
WASHINGTON -- Curbing abortion rights and expanding the right to be armed in public are long-sought goals of the conservative legal movement that the Supreme Court seems poised to deliver within the next month. The justices also could ease the use of public funds for religious schooling and constrain Biden administration efforts to fight climate change...
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Missouri court sides with Greitens on message-deleting app
(State News ~ 06/08/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday ruled former Gov. Eric Greitens didn't violate open records laws by using a message-deleting app to chat with his staff. The Western District Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling in Greitens's favor, the Kansas City Star reported...
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Judge throws out $4 million award for transgender student
(State News ~ 06/08/22)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A judge has thrown out a $4.2 million jury award in a lawsuit filed by a transgender student in the Blues Springs School District who was denied access to male locker rooms and bathrooms. The student, identified in court documents as R.M.A., sued in 2015. A Jackson County jury found in December that the Blue Springs School District had discriminated against the student while he attended middle and high school...
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US, allies fly fighter jets amid North Korea tensions
(International News ~ 06/08/22)
SEOUL, South Korea -- The United States and its Asian allies flew dozens of fighter jets over waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday in a show of force as their diplomats discussed a coordinated response to a possibly imminent North Korean nuclear test...
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US woman pleads guilty to leading Islamic State battalion
(National News ~ 06/08/22)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- An American woman who prosecutors say led an all-female battalion of Islamic State militants in Syria pleaded guilty Tuesday in a case a prosecutor called a first of its kind in the United States. Allison Fluke-Ekren broke down sobbing after admitting in federal court in Alexandria to conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, a charge that carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence...
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Facing huge inventory, Target cuts vendor orders, slashes prices
(National News ~ 06/08/22)
NEW YORK -- Target is canceling orders from suppliers, particularly for home goods and clothing, and it's slashing prices further to clear out amassed inventory ahead of the critical fall and holiday shopping seasons. The actions, announced Tuesday, come after a pronounced spending shift by Americans, from investments in their homes to money spent on experiences such as travel and nights out for dinner and other pre-pandemic routines. ...
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Treasury Secretary Yellen expects inflation to 'remain high'
(National News ~ 06/08/22)
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged Tuesday she and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell "could have used a better word" than "transitory" when describing the expected run of inflation in the U.S. economy. She added she was hopeful it would soon be on the decline...
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FDA advisers back Novavax COVID shots
(National News ~ 06/08/22)
American adults who haven't gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon get another choice, as advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday backed a more traditional type of shot. Next, the FDA must decide whether to authorize the protein vaccine made by latecomer Novavax as the nation's fourth coronavirus shot for adults. It's made with more conventional technology than today's dominant Pfizer and Moderna shots and the lesser-used Johnson & Johnson option...
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Some cancer patients can skip treatments, 2 studies show
(National News ~ 06/08/22)
After surgery, some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy, according to two studies exploring shorter, gentler cancer care. Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs...
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US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms
(National News ~ 06/08/22)
WASHINGTON -- A looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday...
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Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid fierce fighting
(International News ~ 06/08/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia on Tuesday claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces making up Ukraine's Donbas, bringing the Kremlin closer to its goal of fully capturing the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow's forces hold nearly all of Luhansk province. And it appears Russia now occupies roughly half of Donetsk province, according to Ukrainian officials and military analysts...
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Former Rep. Gabby Giffords tells Congress 'be bold' on gun reform
(National News ~ 06/08/22)
WASHINGTON -- Eleven years after her own life was massively altered by gun violence, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords stood in front of the Washington Monument on Tuesday and lobbied anew for stricter gun laws after yet another string of mass shootings in America...
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Out of the past: June 8
(Out of the Past ~ 06/08/22)
Harley Eddleman of Cape Girardeau was honored recently at Third Street United Methodist Church for more than 45 years of service to the church; an appreciation dinner was held, and he was presented an engraved clock. The hard-packed clay at the site of the new Notre Dame High School doesn't make a ceremonial ground breaking very easy; about 100 persons attend the afternoon ceremony at the top of hill overlooking Route K; taking part are Sister Mary Ann Fischer, Notre Dame principal, and Bishop John J. ...
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