Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump, but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back against the leader of their own party.
On this edition of the show we talk with Jennifer Weiss. She is Director of Learning Assistance Programs and the Center for Writing Excellence at SEMO. Plus we’ll get an update on the latest happenings with the SEMO Marching Band from Dr. Jim Daughters and talk with the Cape Girardeau Public Library Director Katie Earnhart.
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Just about every country has a special dessert to mark the holidays. But none is as iconic as the classic French Yule log or Bûche de Noël.
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Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington.
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The fighting between Thailand and Cambodia could deal a serious blow to a ceasefire agreement brokered by President Donald Trump with help from Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Kinsley Wardle about the upcoming performance of the 'Big Band Holiday Jukebox'. Shows are on Friday, December 5th, and Saturday, December 6th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bedell Performance Hall at the Southeast River Campus.
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