High above Pineville, Kentucky, there is a rock chained in place on Pine Mountain. You have to look really close as you drive by on US 25E, but the chain is visible from the highway. Whether or not the large rock actually threatens the town of Pineville, a massive ton and a half chain anchors it...

11/30/2013

We have enough...and more

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Last year at this time, I was just over a month into recovering from open heart surgery, and we had just buried my mother in law, Ernestine Lockhart. That was a bittersweet Thanksgiving. This year, I am so blessed to have come through yet another surgery, surrounded by loved ones and covered by p...

11/29/2013

Advent season at First Baptist Church - Cape Girardeau, MO

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Come to join us as we celebrate the Reason for the Season! First Baptist Church is a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship church. Formerly a Southern Baptist Church, we were disaffiliated when we began ordaining women to ministry roles. For more information about the CBF you may go to: www.thefellow...

11/28/2013

When will it list? I saw a sign in the window...

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Coming soon: The problem with putting signs on not yet listed REO properties As REO agents, we are required to place our contact info on the property. I NEVER put COMING SOON on an unlisted property, because I have no way of knowing whether or not the "soon" part is true. I do not want multiple p...

11/27/2013

Parade of Lights is Dec. 1 in Cape Girardeau

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Parade of Lights - Christmas Fun for Everyone! The 22nd Annual Parade of Lights will be held on Sunday, Dec. 1. This year's theme is "Christmas Fun for Everyone." Beginning at dusk, the parade will start at Capaha Bank on the corner of Broadway and Kingshighway, move east all the way down Bro...

11/26/2013

RANT. Don't even bother to read it, if you are anti-Obamacare...

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Saturday, nine days after I was dismissed from the hospital, I got a letter from BC/BS insurance, denying coverage for my last two days in the hospital. The denial letter got to me before the bills, which still have not arrived. I hear so many people complaining about Obamacare. But, I challenge ...

11/25/2013

Great American Smokeout, where are you?

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I first wore my "Kiss me, I don't smoke" pin several years ago. Usually, there are public service announcements in the week running up to the third Thursday in November. When I start hearing the publicity, I dig out that trusty pin. What happened this year? Maybe it was the 50th anniversary of Pr...

11/24/2013

I love "Undercover Boss"

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...Not because they catch employees being bad, but because they catch employees being good. Though I admit that the show "Undercover Boss" sometimes does catch employees under-performing, the show most often highlights employees who are going above and beyond, often with little or no recognition....

11/23/2013

Crafts Fair begins Saturday in Cape Girardeau!

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If you have never visited the famous Christmas Crafts Fairs in Cape Girardeau, make your way to Cape this weekend. Hundreds, yes that's right, HUNDREDS of exhibitors will display handmade items. Each year, the show features over 300 booths, many of which have live demonstrations. Many items can ...

11/22/2013

Dot Realtor® is coming

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http://signupfordotrealtor.com/ A new domain is in the making, especially for Realtors®. Announced Nov. 7 at the National Association of Realtor® convention in San Francisco, the new domain will be available only to NAR members and the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). Only members of the ...

11/21/2013