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Greenie Parade
(Local News ~ 09/02/23)
SIKESTON — The members of the Red Peppers, the Sikeston High School pep club, hosted their annual Greenie Parade from the Sikeston High School to downtown Sikeston Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, to mark the end of the initiation week for the new members, known as Green Peppers. This year, according to Cayenne Baylee Copeland, there are 95 new members of the pep club. This year also marks the 95th anniversary of the organization...
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Speakout
(Opinion ~ 09/02/23)
Our new Republican senator, Eric Schmitt, who was the worst attorney general Missouri has ever had, has learned the great American dance — the Republican shuffle. Missouri’s abortion law is one of the strictest in the nation with no exceptions for anything which Mr. Schmitt supported 100% and when passed by the Supreme Court, he tweeted, “Hoorah! Missouri has become the first state in the union to ban abortion completely.” Now, he supports exceptions for rape and incest victims. Could it be he has heard the roar of millions of women in the seven elections that the Republicans have been defeated in to stop their abortion rush?