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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 12-7-23 meeting
(Local News ~ 12/07/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, Dec. 4, meeting Communications/ reports — other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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A variety of Christmas cookie recipes
(Community ~ 12/07/23)
This annual cookie column is one of my favorite columns of the entire year. Cookies are such a quintessential part of the Christmas season, I like to share cookie recipes early in the season so readers will have time to bake. Almost everyone has go-to favorite cookie recipes that are often a tradition in their family. What I have included here are some different recipes that you might not have made before. You can try these and add the ones you like to your all-time favorites list...
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Highway 177 resurfacing contract awarded
(Local News ~ 12/07/23)
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded a contract for pavement resurfacing of Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County. The commission awarded $2.3 million to Pace Construction Co. for the resurfacing project on Highway 177 from Route J to the end of state maintenance in Cape Girardeau County, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation...
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Put some extra magic in your holiday
(Community ~ 12/07/23)
"She looks like an overgrown kewpie. She sings like a mood-mad hillbilly. Her dancing is crazily comic." That's how Life magazine described the legendary star, the late Carol Channing. A Tony Award winner, the first celebrity to perform at a Super Bowl halftime show, a Democrat who regarded her inclusion on Richard Nixon's enemies list as the highest honor of her career, and the actress who gave Clint Eastwood his first onscreen kiss, she was among the most unique performers in the history of show business.. ...
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Marble Hill Cakes has an abundant wealth of sweet goodies
(Community ~ 12/07/23)
Recently, Marble Hill Cakes moved to 4215 State Highway 72 in Jackson, and so there was really no excuse not to visit anymore. Be aware, the door is a little hidden. Just follow the bakery signs around to the back of the dark gray building and look for the neon sign in the window...
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Southeast Missouri congressman says Santos expulsion broke precedent
(Local News ~ 12/07/23)
Southeast Missouri's congressman said the recent expulsion of a U.S. representative has changed the calculus of what should lead to removing an elected federal official. U.S. representatives voted 311-114 on Friday, Dec. 1, to expel Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican. ...
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For safety's sake: Tree in Ivers Square felled
(Local News ~ 12/07/23)
Tree Line Trimming and Removal personnel cut up a huge pin oak tree on the northern edge of Ivers Square on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...
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Candidates attack Haley during last primary debate
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Four Republican presidential candidates were given several opportunities Wednesday to criticize former President Donald Trump, who was absent from the debate again. But they mostly targeted each other, with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley taking the brunt of the attacks as she gets more interest from donors and voters...
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Wallhausen fondly remembers serving six SEMO presidents
(Local News ~ 12/07/23)
Southeast Missouri State University has had 18 presidents in its 150-year history, and Art Wallhausen served as assistant to six of them. Wallhausen first came to SEMO in 1984 as the coordinator of the university's News Bureau. He had been the editor of the Enterprise-Courier newspaper in Charleston, Missouri, which was owned by his family...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2023. There are 24 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as targets in Malaya, Hong Kong, Guam, the Philippines and Wake Island; the United States declared war against Japan the next day...
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Speak Out 12-7-23
(Speak Out ~ 12/07/23)
I live in Jackson and we have not been getting our mail. Our postman informed us that the district manager out of Kansas City told them not to deliver the mail, only packages. We have bills coming in, and we don't pay online. We are never late with our payments but now we might end up being late. Didn't get our paper again today or any mail again. This is four days we haven't got it...
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Prayer 12-7-23
(Prayer ~ 12/07/23)
O Lord Jesus, we sing your praises and lift your name on high. Amen.
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Santos not yet convicted; Congress still right to boot him
(Column ~ 12/07/23)
George Santos, the infamous fabulist, got the boot from Congress last week. The first member to be expelled in over 20 years and one of only three members to be kicked out for something other than fighting for the Confederacy, Santos was the only representative since the Civil War to be removed without first being convicted of a crime (bribery to be specific)...
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Stop the #MeToo lawsuit carnival
(Column ~ 12/07/23)
Anyone can be the target of an accusation or a lawsuit, whether deserved or not. Your wallet and your reputation are at risk. The danger is gravest in New York, where state lawmakers have turned their backs on the rights of the accused. New York legislators are kowtowing to the #MeToo zealots and their trial lawyer allies, waiving the time limit that protects people from being sued decades later for a sexual offense that may -- or may not -- have occurred...
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Fire report 12-7-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/07/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 5 n Medical assists were made at 10:21 a.m. on Bunker Hill Drive; 11:36 a.m. on Themis Street; and 12:09 p.m. on Doctors Park Drive. ...
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Polilce report 12-7-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/07/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. ...
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Anne Lovel
(Obituary ~ 12/07/23)
Anne Morie Skelton Lovel, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at Lutheran Home. She was born April 1, 1940, in Cleveland, Mississippi, to Louie and Kathleen Eugenia Mitchell Skelton, the oldest of five children. She was a country girl who grew up on her daddy's cotton farm. Anne was a 1960 graduate of Greenville (Mississippi) High School and attended college at Delta State University in Cleveland...
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Lois Fehrmann
(Obituary ~ 12/07/23)
Lois Martha Fehrmann, 90, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the church, followed by a 2 p.m. committal service in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Altenburg, Missouri...
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Births 12/7/23
(Births ~ 12/07/23)
Daughter to Cody Blake and Ashley Diane Everett of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Name, Aurora Hope. Weight, 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Fourth child, third daughter. Mrs. Everett is the former Ashley Hagy, daughter of Louise VonRuedgisch of Dexter, Missouri. She is a stay-at-home mom. Everett is the son of Brenda Williams of Clarkton, Missouri. He is a manager of Brown Shoe Fit...
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St. Louis prosecutor, appointed 6 months ago, is seeking full term in 2024
(State News ~ 12/07/23)
ST. LOUIS — Gabe Gore, who was appointed as St. Louis' top prosecutor by Gov. Mike Parson in May after Kim Gardner's sudden resignation, announced Wednesday that he is running for a full term in 2024. Gore, a Democrat, was a St. Louis attorney and a partner in the Dowd Bennett law firm until his recent appointment. He has not previously run for public office...
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Fake Donald Trump electors settle civil lawsuit in Wisconsin, agree President Biden won
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
MADISON, Wis. -- Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and filed paperwork falsely saying he had won the battleground state have settled a civil lawsuit and admitted their actions were part of an effort to overturn President Joe Biden's victory, attorneys who filed the case announced Wednesday...
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US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following deadly crash off coast of Japan
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
WASHINGTON -- The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan. The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps took the extraordinary step of grounding hundreds of aircraft after a preliminary investigation of last week's crash indicated that a materiel failure -- that something went wrong with the aircraft -- and not a mistake by the crew led to the deaths.. ...
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori freed from prison on humanitarian grounds
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
LIMA, Peru -- Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release. Fujimori, 85, was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the slayings of 25 Peruvians by death squads in the 1990s. Peru's constitutional court ordered his immediate release on Tuesday, but the Inter-American Court of Human Rights asked for a delay to study the ruling...
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After fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocks
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- After a first-day blur of rare quick action and agreement, negotiators at a critical United Nations climate summit Wednesday finished up their first week in a more familiar place for them: the murky middle where momentum and roadblocks intertwine...
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Google launches Gemini, upping stakes in global AI race
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that's likely to intensify the debate about the technology's potential promise and perils. The rollout will unfold in phases, with less sophisticated versions of Gemini called "Nano" and "Pro" being immediately incorporated into Google's AI-powered chatbot Bard and its Pixel 8 Pro smartphone...
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CEOs of nation's biggest banks warn new regulations could harm economy
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
NEW YORK -- The heads of Wall Street's biggest banks used an appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to plead with senators to stop the Biden administration's proposed changes to how banks are regulated, warning that the new proposals could negatively impact the economy at a time of geopolitical turmoil and inflation...
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US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing American in Ukraine invasion
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
WASHINGTON -- Four Russian men accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine have been charged with war crimes in a first-of-its-kind case, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. It is the first prosecution against members of the Russian armed forces in connection with atrocities during Moscow's war against Ukraine and it is the first time the Justice Department has brought charges under a nearly 30-year-old statute that makes it a crime to subject an American to torture or inhumane treatment during a war.. ...
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Washington's center of gravity on immigration has shifted to right. Can parties make a deal?
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
WASHINGTON -- It was a decade ago that Capitol Hill was consumed by an urgency to overhaul the nation's immigration system, fueled in no small part by Republicans who felt a political imperative to make inroads with minority voters by embracing more generous policies...
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Sheriff: Texas man killed parents, 4 others in trail of violence from San Antonio to Austin
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas man killed his parents and four others and wounded two police officers in a daylong trail of violence stretching from San Antonio to Austin, authorities said Wednesday. Shane James, 34, of San Antonio, was charged with two counts of capital murder after separate attacks in Austin and San Antonio that began Tuesday morning and ended with James crashing his car that evening during a police pursuit...
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Russia's Putin visiting UAE, Saudi Arabia, seeking to bolster Moscow's Mideast clout
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a lightning tour intended to raise Moscow's profile as a Middle East power broker, even as his war in Ukraine grinds on...
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At tribal summit, Biden says he's working to 'heal the wrongs of the past', 'move forward'
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding, and have greater autonomy over how to spend it...
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Fighting between Israel, Hamas rages in Gaza's second-largest city
(International News ~ 12/07/23)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Israeli troops battled Hamas militants Wednesday in the center of the Gaza Strip's second-largest city, the military said, pressing a ground offensive that has sent tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing to the territory's southernmost edge and prevented aid groups from delivering food, water and other supplies...
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Las Vegas shooting suspect was professor who recently applied for job at UNLV, AP source says
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
LAS VEGAS -- The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at a Las Vegas university Wednesday was a professor who unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press...
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Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker two months ago. Now he's leaving Congress by year's end
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Two months after his historic ouster as U.S. House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that he is resigning and will leave Congress by the end of the year. His announcement capped a stunning end to a House career for the onetime deli counter owner from Bakersfield, California, who ascended through state and national politics to become second in line to the presidency, until a cluster of hard-right conservatives engineered his removal in October...
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As Ukraine aid falters in Senate, Biden signals he's willing to make deal on border security
(National News ~ 12/07/23)
WASHINGTON -- As Senate Republicans blocked the advance of tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for Ukraine Wednesday, President Joe Biden berated their tactics as "stunning" and dangerous. Yet he also signaled an openness to what GOP lawmakers ultimately want: border policy changes...
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Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family', influential liberal advocate, dies at 101
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/23)
LOS ANGELES -- Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with "All in the Family", "The Jeffersons" and "Maude", propelling political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of TV sitcoms, has died. He was 101...
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Out of the past: Dec. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 12/07/23)
In the 1950s, the State Historical Society of Missouri began placing roadside markers made of a cast aluminum alloy with an enamel blue finish and 23-karat gold lettering topped by the state seal; the information they conveyed was intended "to give the traveler and the local citizen a feeling of identity with his environment"; to celebrate its centennial, the society has published a book, "Marking Missouri History," that collects the information inscribed on the markers and adds related essays, photographs and drawings.. ...
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Dr. Eleanor Crowell
(Obituary ~ 12/07/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Dr. Eleanor Sue Thompson Crowell, 83, longtime Sikeston area educator, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Complete obituary information is pending. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour at noon Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston. David Orr, interim minister at First Baptist Church in Sikeston, will officiate...
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Knights of Columbus donates to Special Olympics
(Submitted Photo ~ 12/07/23)
Knights of Columbus Council 1111 made $10,600 donation to the Southeast Area Special Olympics.
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