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Where was outrage when other presidents sent troops to the border?
(Column ~ 11/08/18)
When the president announced that he was sending the U.S. military to help secure our southern border, he received bipartisan praise from members of Congress. The Post reported that the move was seen as "smart politics." The year was 2011, and the president was Barack Obama. The National Guard troops Obama sent to the border as part of Operation Phalanx helped apprehend nearly 18,000 illegal immigrants and seized more than 56,000 pounds of illegal drugs...
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Having skin in the game
(Column ~ 11/08/18)
In describing the GOP tax cuts, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that they and bonuses American workers were getting were "crumbs." They were "tax cuts for the rich." Some argued that the tax cuts would reduce revenues. Pelosi predicted, "This thing will explode the deficit." How about some tax facts?...
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Say no to Nanny Bloomberg
(Column ~ 11/08/18)
No matter how politically fractured the nation may seem, I believe that liberty-loving citizens of all ideologies can unite and agree: Billionaire Nanny Michael Bloomberg -- the soda-taxing, gun-grabbing, snack-attacking control freak -- should keep his nose out of our lives and out of the 2020 presidential race...
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Local meat processors ready for deer season
(Outdoors ~ 11/08/18)
Local meat processors are ready to take your deer if you decide you don't want to do the work yourself this deer season. Each has varying hours and procedures, so it's best to call before you bring anything to them. At Ozark Meats in Grandin, which is under new ownership again this year, they will take deer from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturdays. The business will be closed both Sundays of the season...
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Sybil Baber
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
Sybil Jennifer Baber. 56 , of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. No services are planned at this time. Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home, Inc. in Poplar Bluff is in charge of arrangements...
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Nolan Dewight Farris
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Nolan Dewight Farris, 50, of Malden, Mo., died on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation was be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden followed at 1 p.m. by funeral services in the chapel with Rev. Mark Thrasher officiating...
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Johnny Dell
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Johnny Dell, 83, of Malden, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, at his residence. Visitation will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at Crosspointe Family Church in Campbell, Mo. followed at 3 p.m. by the funeral at the church. Burial will be at 11 a.m. ...
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Ark. lawmakers pitch future I-57 extension
(Business ~ 11/08/18)
Staff Reports The future extension and designation discussion concerning U.S. Highways 60 and 67 through Southeast Missouri received a large nod recently in Little Rock. Mike Marshall, president and CEO, Sikeston Area Regional Chamber of Commerce and Area Economic Development Corporation, spoke October 31 to the Delta Grassroots Caucus (DGC) in the Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda on the future designation of those highways to Interstate 57 from Little Rock to Sikeston...
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Irving Lowell Lewis
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
Irving Lowell Lewis, 69, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at Piggott Community Hospital. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 at Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral services will be immediately following visitation at 1 p.m. in the Moore Service Chapel. Burial will take place in the Morocco Cemetery...
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Luke Mathew Reed
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Baby Luke Mathew Reed died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Visitation will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. Services will follow at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, also at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. Burial will follow at Meador-Flatwoods Cemetery near Piedmont...
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Betty Gallamore
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Betty Gallamore, 73, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at her residence. Betty, the daughter of the late George Robert and Tommie Stafford Markham, was born Oct. 9, 1946 in Poplar Bluff. She had retired from Real Estate...
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Expect a shift in 'mindset' to increase defensive shifts by Cards
(High School Sports ~ 11/08/18)
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- While the Cardinals canvass the market for possible upgrades at first or third base, the team has already assured there will be one change for their infielders in 2019. Even if they don't change who plays, they will change where they play...
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Sharon Rogers Farris
(Obituary ~ 11/08/18)
GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Sharon Rogers Farris 73, of Advance, Mo., formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Advance Nursing Center. Visitation will be held from 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Services will follow at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, at the chapel. Burial will follow at Lowndes Community Church Cemetery...
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Students gear-up for bridge building event
(Community News ~ 11/08/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students are now gearing-up to put their bridges to the test. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will test bridges entered into its 15th Annual Bridge Building Competition Thursday, Nov. 15 at Southeast Missouri State University's Academic Hall Auditorium in Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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Students gear-up for bridge building event
(Community News ~ 11/08/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students are now gearing-up to put their bridges to the test. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will test bridges entered into its 15th Annual Bridge Building Competition Thursday, Nov. 15 at Southeast Missouri State University's Academic Hall Auditorium in Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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Meek's closes Poplar Bluff, Doniphan stores (Local News ~ 11/08/18)
Representatives for the Meek's company describe a decision to shutter two decades-old locations in Poplar Bluff and Doniphan as a consolidation. Regardless of the terminology, for the 11 employees who arrived for work Monday, the businesses were simply closed. The doors were locked, apparently with no warning... -
Fisk students honor veterans
(Local News ~ 11/08/18)
FISK -- Area veterans were honored Wednesday afternoon during Fisk Elementary and Middle School's annual Veterans Day assembly with a thunderous round of applause and standing ovation from hundreds of students. "It brings me to tears when I think about it," Army veteran Floyd Bell said following the ceremony...
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Schools, library holding ceremonies for veterans
(Local News ~ 11/08/18)
There will be plenty of opportunities to thank area veterans for their service in a number of ceremonies planned around the region in recognition of Veterans Day. Schools within the county as well as the Poplar Bluff Veterans Council and Poplar Bluff Municipal Library will be hosting events over the next several days...
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Firearms deer seasons kick off Saturday
(Outdoors ~ 11/08/18)
If you can't tell by all the campers leaving area towns this week, trucks towing trailers full of ATVs and tree stands and long lines in local sporting goods departments, this weekend is the firearms deer season opener in Missouri. The 11-day deer season, the state's most popular, opens Saturday with the usual regulations in place. That means hunting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset...
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Former sheriff accused in lawsuit of not letting up after beating inmate
(Local News ~ 11/08/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- A mentally ill Tennessee man being held in the Mississippi County Jail died in May 2017 after then-Sheriff Cory Hutcheson and a team of law enforcement officers punched and tackled him and pushed "real hard" on the man's neck, a lawsuit alleges...
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