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Community Cookbook: Caramels, Wes Mueller from Sidney, Nebraska
(03/16/24)
Wes Mueller grew up in Sidney, Neb., a city of 6,000 people — which he says wasn’t small for Cheyenne County, a mostly rural farming community in the western corner of the state. Wes says his mother Bert Mueller was known for her cooking throughout their community...
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Stop and Hear the Music: A look at live music venues in Cape Girardeau
(B Magazine ~ 03/16/24)
Third place. It is a term in sociology to represent those environments outside of the home and workplace. Third places can be coffee shops, libraries, parks, churches, bookstores, bars, music venues and community centers — they all function as places an individual can go to regularly and be around others...
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The future of Cape Girardeau’s hotel industry
(B Magazine ~ 03/16/24)
Cape Girardeau will be one of the best places on Earth to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, but any out-of-towners who haven’t booked a hotel room for the event by now are finding themselves in the dark already. “They can forget it,” according to Brenda Newbern, director of Visit Cape, formerly known as the Convention and Visitors Bureau. “As soon as reservations were available, our hotels were filled. It’s been amazing the number of inquiries we’ve had about the eclipse.”...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/16/24)
Today is Saturday, March 16, the 76th day of 2024. There are 290 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 16, 1968, the My Lai massacre took place during the Vietnam War as U.S. Army soldiers hunting for Viet Cong fighters and sympathizers killed unarmed villagers in two hamlets of Son My (suhn mee) village; estimates of the death toll vary from 347 to 504...
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Deane: Cape's premier architect of the 19th century
(Column ~ 03/16/24)
Edwin Branch Deane was born in Virginia to Philip and Mary Holman Deane. As a child, Edwin moved with his family to Nicholsville, Kentucky. In 1830 as a 17-year-old, he crossed the Mississippi to Cape Girardeau and clerked at the general store of Amazi D. ...
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Saint Francis Foundation receives RetCam donation
(Community ~ 03/16/24)
The Level III NICU at Saint Francis Healthcare System received a donation from Mark and Scott Rhodes of the Rhodes Foundation to purchase a new RetCam. The RetCam delivers ophthalmic visualization and photo documentation needed to diagnose Retinophathy of Prematurity. ROP is an eye disease that can happen in babies who are born premature or who weigh less than three pounds at birth. It can cause retinal detachment, vision loss and even blindness...
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Senior Center Menus for March 18-22
(Community ~ 03/16/24)
Monday: Honey garlic meatballs or sweet and sour chicken, buttered noodles, steamed carrots, seasoned cauliflower, whole-grain bread and pears or brownies. Tuesday: Crispy baked chicken or country-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed veggies, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free warm apples and raisins or oatmeal cake...
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Another tiny spring flower
(Column ~ 03/16/24)
Shown here is a cluster of tiny flowers attached to a limb of an understory bush called the eastern spicebush. These little flowers are one of nature's earliest to bloom in spring. They often appear during cool weather before butterflies and bees begin to fly. These blossoms are easily mistaken for new leaves if not observed close up...
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GT - Adopt Ina 3-16-24
(Community ~ 03/16/24)
Ina is a 10-year-old female who likes to play rough and loves laps and dogs. If you have room in your heart and home for Ina or any other pet, visit us at 359 Cree Lane near Jackson any weekday or weekend from 8 a.m. to noon. Visitors are always welcome to play with our pets...
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Cucumbers
(Column ~ 03/16/24)
We grow a number of vegetables in our garden every year, with No. 1 being tomatoes. Love, love tomatoes. I can eat tomatoes for every meal and snacks in between and even right up to bedtime, but my No. 2 fresh-eating vegetable has to be cucumbers. Fresh cucumbers. The dog we used to have and I'd share cucumbers pretty much all day long. It's a wonder we both didn't end up with belly aches...
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God's chosen people
(Column ~ 03/16/24)
Have you considered how Christians are portrayed in sitcoms? In many TV shows and movies, pastors and priest are viewed as predators or con artists. Sometimes the religious characters are silly and awkward ignoramuses. Consultants are hired and painstaking efforts are taken to accurately portray various professions and fields of study. When it comes to religion or theology, there is little concern for accuracy...
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Don't be afraid of change
(Column ~ 03/16/24)
The most terrifying combination of letters are C-H-A-N-G-E. Change ignites feelings of losing control and sparks fears of an unknown future. In your organization, change can kindle concerns over a loss of your job or the opposite: more work on top of what you are already struggling to complete. Despite the emotions accompanying change, change cannot be avoided. Briefly, then, what are some principles that help navigate change?...
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Applications being accepted for RN scholarship
(Community ~ 03/16/24)
Applications are being accepted for the Ruth A. Buckhannon Memorial RN Scholarship, to be awarded to a 2024 graduating senior of a Scott County public high school who plans to become a registered nurse. Deadline is April 19. Darla Buckhannon said this is the 18th year for the $4,000 scholarship set up by her and her three sisters in loving memory of their mother. ...
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Out of the past: March 17
(Out of the Past ~ 03/16/24)
Southeast Missouri State University expects to spend about $71 million to educate students next fiscal year; university officials are crafting a budget that calls for spending some $3 million more for general operations than was budgeted for the current fiscal year that ends June 30; the increase is based on getting added state funding of more than $2 million plus about $755,000 in added revenue from hikes in student fees; none of this is set in stone; the Missouri Legislature has yet to approve an estimated $46.4 million in state funding for Southeast for fiscal 2000, and the Board of Regents still has to vote on the administration's plan to raise student fees.. ...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda for 3-18-24
(Local News ~ 03/16/24)
Cape Girardeau City Council 5 p.m. Monday, March 4 City Hall Items for discussion n Appearances by Advisory Board Applicants n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Consent agenda review Consent agenda n Approval of the March 4, 2024, City Council Regular Session Minutes and the March 5, 2024 Closed City Session Minutes....
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 3-18-24 meeting
(Local News ~ 03/16/24)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Monday, March 18 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Thursday, March 14, meeting Communications/reports -- other selected officials/ department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Fire report 3-16-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 13 n Medical assists were made at 8:35 a.m. on Themis Street; 9:09 a.m. on William Street; 9:10 on Franks Lane; 9:21 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 11:30 a.m. on Aspen Drive; 3:48 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 6:14 p.m. on William Street; 6:35 p.m. on Cheetah Lane; and 6:41 p.m. on South Ellis Street...
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Richard Ward
(Obituary ~ 03/16/24)
WILLIAMSON, Ga. -- Richard Dwight "Dick" Ward, 88, of Williamson passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Brightmoor Hospice. He was born in Patton and was the son of George Alexander and Freda Miinch Ward. Dick married the love of his life, Iris Jeanine Knight, and the two soon moved from Cape Girardeau to Georgia, when Dick became a pilot for Delta Airlines...
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Jose Parker
(Obituary ~ 03/16/24)
Jose Parker, 58, of Jackson died Thursday, March 7, 2024, while at Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16 at Greater Dimension Ministries, located at 723 Hackberry in Cape Girardeau...
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Kelley Reeves McGowan
(Obituary ~ 03/16/24)
Kelley Reeves McGowan, born in Pella, Iowa, Nov. 17, 1969, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, in her home, surrounded by family. She was always an animal lover. She would help her dad feed the baby pigs and sheep. In high school, she was involved in the drama and speech team, yearbook staff, newspaper staff, softball and National Honor Society. She graduated as valedictorian and made lifelong friends...
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Keegan Long
(Obituary ~ 03/16/24)
Keegan Dane Long, 19, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 11, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 9, 2004, in Cape Girardeau to Todd and Lisa Ebaugh Long. Survivors include his mother, Lisa (Chuck Madden) Long; father, Todd (Shawna LeGrand) Long; five sisters, Addison Long, Molly LeGrand, Heather Madden, Amber Windisch and Stephanie Capshaw; two brothers, Dylan LeGrand and Kyle Madden; and paternal grandmother, Noranna Long...
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Martha Dillon
(Obituary ~ 03/16/24)
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Martha Sue Dillon, 79, of Ormond Beach passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, at Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House surrounded by family. She was born May 11, 1944, to Lois and Ollien D. Harper in Cairo, Illinois, and grew up in Charleston. She and Larry Dillon were married Nov. 23, 1993...
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Russian missiles kill at least 16 people in the latest strike on southern Ukraine's Odesa
(International News ~ 03/16/24)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- A Russian ballistic missile attack blasted homes in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Friday, followed by a second missile that targeted first responders who arrived at the scene, officials said. At least 16 people were killed...
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Brazil's military leaders told police Bolsonaro was involved in plan to reverse 2022 election result
(International News ~ 03/16/24)
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents released Friday...
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Tornadoes kill 3 and leave trails of destruction in the central US
(National News ~ 03/16/24)
LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) -- Blaine Schmidt sifted through the broken glass and splintered wood throughout his Ohio home Friday, salvaging a guitar and a bundle of diapers. His couch and a crib had been ripped apart by one of many tornadoes that tore through the central U.S., killing three people and injuring dozens more. The storm peeled open his living room wall, but at least the house was standing. The one next door was flattened...
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Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorney
(National News ~ 03/16/24)
ATLANTA (AP) -- A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis formally withdrew Friday from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump after a judge ruled he had to leave or Willis couldn't continue to pursue the charges...
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Police report 3-16-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/24)
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 on Broadway. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Kingshighway...
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Out of the past: March 16
(Out of the Past ~ 03/16/24)
Southeast Missouri State University wants to hike tuition and general fees, and add a student health fee; combined, the fees would total $107.50 a credit-hour for in-state undergraduates, a $4 hike from the current rate; the university also wants to increase fees for out-of-state undergraduate and in-state graduate students by $7 a credit-hour; the Board of Regents will consider approving the fees at its March 24 meeting...
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Trump and his MAGA movement stormed the Republican establishment. Now they have become it
(Column ~ 03/16/24)
Jonah Goldberg for 3-12-24 Donald Trump's domination of last week's primaries made it official: He has successfully routed the GOP establishment. Some would argue, with ample evidence, that this happened a long time ago. Particularly in Congress, the party is divided into three sometimes overlapping factions: Reaganites, pragmatists and populists, the last being Trump's "MAGA" faction. ...
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No, illegal immigrants didn't build America
(Column ~ 03/16/24)
Joe Biden doesn't have a problem with illegal immigrants. He's made that clear in his shamefaced retreat from his impromptu use of the term "illegal" during his State of the Union address. He regrets using the offending word, doesn't want to disrespect illegal immigrants and believes that they are absolutely essential to the success of the United States...
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This is not the Soviet Union, Mr. Biden
(Column ~ 03/16/24)
In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. It marked the end of an experiment that lasted almost a century testing the premise that godless secularization, turning control of people's lives over to other people to rule them, who decide what others need and how they should live and conduct their lives, is the answer for mankind...
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Prayer 3-16-24
(Prayer ~ 03/16/24)
O Heavenly Father, thank you for grace through your Son Jesus Christ. Amen.
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