Speak Out 8/1/12
Resorting to turf painting a yard green because of a drought is either the ultimate attempt to control Mother Nature or a serious manifestation of OCD or both. I think aid to farmers affected by this...
View ArticlePrayer 8/1/12
O Heavenly Father, we praise you, our redeemer, who lives now and forevermore. Amen.
View ArticleAdministration taking the blame game to new heights
Though I obviously have no formal training, I suspect one of the more difficult aspects of human nature is the ability to accept blame. Few among us relishes the prospect of admitting fault. Perhaps...
View ArticleManuel Oliver
Manuel Oliver, 71, of Millersville died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at his home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleJames Busby
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- James Harold Busby, 84, of Perryville, formerly of Sedgewickville, Mo., died Monday, July 30, 2012, at his home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Liley Funeral Home in...
View ArticleCape County Republican Women to host Bill Randles
The Cape Girardeau County Republican Women will provide their members, the media and the public with an opportunity to meet Bill Randles, Republican candidate for governor, at noon Friday at Dexter...
View ArticleMonday storms cause damage in and around Kennett, Mo.
KENNETT, Mo. -- Dunklin County officials were busy Tuesday assessing damage in Kennett following a Monday afternoon storm. Authorities received reports of downed power lines, broken fences, turned...
View ArticleGore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies
In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidal might have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat's bearing -- tall, handsome and composed -- and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning...
View Article50 years on, Marilyn's star power shines bright
NEW YORK (AP) -- Only 11 years after her death, Elton John sang his ode to Marilyn Monroe. "And I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid," went the lyrics. "Your candle burned out...
View ArticlePhiladelphia library features Colbert with Joyce, Sendak
PHILADELPHIA -- Talk show host Stephen Colbert's foray into children's books has landed him alongside some exalted literary company. A playful new exhibit at the Rosenbach Museum & Library pairs...
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State's Peiffer and Conrad tabbed preseason All-Americans
Southeast Missouri State senior linebacker Blake Peiffer and senior offensive tackle Evan Conrad have each received another preseason All-American honor, this time by the College Sporting News.
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State women's basketball coach says schedule tough but fair
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team will get to test itself against every other Division I squad in the state this season.
View ArticleSoutheast Missouri State men's basketball to take on Kansas, Missouri
Kansas and Missouri ranked among the nation's elite men's college basketball teams last year. Southeast Missouri State will get a crack at both of those squads this season.
View ArticleOut of the past 8/1/12
A committee to review future annexation plans of the cities of Cape Girardeau and Jackson has narrowed the towns' differences down to a four-square-mile area; that area, which both cities hope to...
View ArticleTax increase hurts family farms, ranches and small businesses
In a narrow party-line vote last week, Senate Democrats rammed through a small business tax increase that would create more uncertainty for job creators and disproportionately hurt family farms,...
View ArticleProsecutor requests judge change in Waller murder case
Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a motion for a change of judge in the James Clay Waller murder case. Cape Girardeau County assistant prosecutor Angel Woodruff filed the motion Tuesday. A preliminary...
View ArticleThree Rivers board votes to cut ties with foundation
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- After years of an increasingly contentious relationship, Three Rivers College Board of Trustees voted 5-1 Monday to disassociate itself from one of its oldest supporting...
View ArticleWoman pulled from Mississippi River at Thebes on Saturday
An unidentified Cape Girardeau woman survived after she jumped from the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Saturday morning, then washed down the Mississippi River 9 miles to Thebes, Ill., where workers on...
View ArticleAmeren to host open house on new local transmission lines
Construction of a new Ameren Missouri transmission line between its Lutesville substation and the Cape Girardeau area will be the topic of an open house Thursday. The exact route for the estimated 14...
View ArticleWallingford outraises Brandom in final weeks before primary
In just more than a three-week period, Missouri Senate hopeful Wayne Wallingford has watched his campaign coffers swell by more than $61,000, outpacing opponent Ellen Brandom by a 4-to-1 margin, with...
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