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Meet Along the Way: Joann Lester

By Jasmine Jones This story was first published in the December 2022 issue of The Best Years with the title “Faces of Southeast Missouri: Joann Lester.” When Joann Lester walks into the dining room of Chick-fil-A in Cape Girardeau, she instantly begins serving people: grabbing their trays and trash, rushing to open doors, chatting with […]
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Meet Along the Way: Sharon Tuschhoff

Words By Jasmine Jones  Bird photo by Sharon Tuschhoff This story was first published in the Winter 2022 issue of mind + body. Sharon Tuschhoff goes out to notice the natural world, bringing nothing but herself and a camera to capture all she sees. She snaps photos of owls and hummingbirds, big cats and bears, […]
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Ghosts of Christmas Past

Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library Ghosts of Christmas Past: Join us on a Dickensian adventure this holiday season as we read A Christmas Carol and other titles involving Dickens, ghosts, and haunting memories. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol is of course a Christmas Classic! And for […]
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meet along the way: Fran Scholl

At 12 years old, Fran Scholl knew she wanted to be in the military. What she didn’t know was how unusual that was for a young girl in 1968. As the oldest girl in a family with 11 kids, she grew up feeding and rocking her younger siblings. Mothering and nurturing were second nature to […]
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Make Art (It’s easy not to)

By Seraphina McAteer Just a couple of months ago, I graduated with a degree in fine arts, and already, I am struggling to keep creating a priority when so many other things now require my attention. We get busy, and life gets stressful. It is easy to not create, but it shouldn’t be that way.  […]
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Art for You: “Go Outside”

“Go Outside” Graphic art Sydnie Edwards Go stretch your body and be one with nature! Women are strong, free and beautiful, and so is the earth; we don’t interact with it enough. Be absorbed by taking a walk, going for a hike, laying in the grass, smelling a flower or just letting the sun touch […]
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Doing Things You’re Bad At

Permission granted to not know what you’re doing (and have fun, anyway) By Jasmine Jones I am a recovering perfectionist. In high school, my problem was at its worst, so naturally, I was drawn to participate in the art form centered around perfection: ballet. When you’re a ballet dancer, every movement is inspected, corrected and […]
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Make a Difference for Others: Plan a community betterment project

By Sydney Waters Being an events coordinator for Old Town Cape is rewarding in so many ways. It truly is a career that combines structure and creativity in the most intricate web, and I feel very honored to have found and fit this position. We have established that sustainability of downtown Cape Girardeau is directly […]
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Makers: Eun Jeong Lee, Photographer

By Jasmine Jones Eun Jeong Lee worked as a photojournalist for more than 10 years and has published work in National Geographic, The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post, among others. She attended graduate school at The University of Texas at Austin, and made the switch from photojournalism to academia, teaching at […]
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Makers: Melanie Reichert, Sculptor

By Jasmine Jones Melanie Reichert considers herself an interdisciplinary artist, but specializes in large-scale metalwork and public art. Reichert graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in May 2022 with a degree in sculpture. Two of her metal sculptures are currently on display in Cape Girardeau: “Little St. Louis,” outside of eDen Health Spa & Salon, […]
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