High court weighs policy against curse words on TV
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court debated whether policing curse words and nudity on broadcast television makes sense in the cable era, with one justice suggesting it's a moot point at a time when...
View ArticleGOP Senate hopefuls critical of incumbents
ST. LOUIS -- Two Missouri Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate spent more time criticizing the Democratic incumbent than each other during a debate on Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Todd Akin and former state...
View Articleboys and girls club CP
More children than ever before are filling their after-school time with activities and homework help provided by the Boys and Girls Club of Cape Girardeau. Enrollment in the program offered by the...
View ArticleVariety of recipes to keep the taste buds guessing
Once in a while I do not have a theme for this column and do a variety of different recipes. This week there are a couple of chicken recipes, pork, ground beef and a casserole recipe with an...
View ArticleMusical volunteers
Mike Dumey has led musical productions for students in Cape Girardeau for more than 20 years. Each year the musicals, which have up to 150 student performers, are an incredible display of talent and...
View ArticleMSHSAA championships
Do you remember the sights, the sounds and the emotions of your pinnacle high school moments? Graduation? The catch? The spike? The conference game? The playoffs? The title? Of course you do. Those...
View ArticleSpeak Out 1/11/12
BOB Miller's Ron Paul libertarian looniness was on full display in his opposition to school uniforms for the Cape Girardeau Public School District. One of his arguments was that such a policy will...
View ArticleMissouri's collaboration opportunity
In response to the story "On college campuses, mental health emerges from the margins":It was nice to read about the progressive program designed to help people living with mental illness at the...
View ArticleThe presidential election and bluejeans
It's impossible to conduct our daily lives without some discussion on the political climate during this election year. And if you think we're experiencing political overkill now, just wait until this...
View ArticleCape Girardeau police report 1/11/12
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Burglaries Thefts Miscellaneous...
View ArticlePublic invited to Cape school board work session on possible dress code changes
The Cape Girardeau school board has planned a special work session to discuss details of a controversial proposal to change the district's current dress code policies. The session will come two days...
View ArticlePrayer 1/11/12
O God, may our feet be fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. Amen.
View ArticleUSDA to close two Southeast Missouri offices
Two Southeast Missouri USDA offices will close as part of a cost-cutting plan, saving the agency more than $150 million annually. The Rural Development office in Jackson and the Natural Resources...
View ArticleMother of children who tested positive for cocaine gets change of judge
The woman whose three children, including her infant daughter, reportedly tested positive for cocaine last week was granted a change of judge Monday. Brooke Whitener, 31, was arrested on New Year's...
View ArticleSyrian president vows to crush ‘conspiracy' behind uprising
BEIRUT -- By turns defiant and threatening, President Bashar Assad vowed Tuesday to use an "iron hand" to crush what he called the terrorists and saboteurs behind Syria's 10-month-old uprising in...
View ArticleCape Girardeau woman wins $100,000 in lottery
Samantha Brasfield, 28, of Cape Girardeau recently claimed the first of five top prizes in the Missouri Lottery "$100,000 Crossword" game. Brasfield bought two "$100,000 Crossword" scratchers tickets...
View ArticleBid in Cape Girardeau federal building auction tops $300,000
The most recent of three new offers to buy Cape Girardeau's former federal building on Tuesday topped $300,000 in the early afternoon and extended the online auction that was scheduled to end Tuesday...
View ArticleCape transfer station hit twice by burglars
Cape Girardeau's transfer station was the target of burglars for the second time in 10 days early Tuesday morning, but -- unlike on New Year's Eve -- they didn't get away with any cash this time....
View ArticleTrial set in federal counterfeiting case
Three of the five people authorities say were behind a counterfeiting ring that struck locations throughout Southeast Missouri in October will stand trial next month. Darius Robinson, Brynet Trice...
View ArticleHighway 51 reduced for edge rut repairs
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 51 in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane today through Friday, while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make edge rut repairs. This section of road is from...
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