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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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German lebkuchen the Cadillac, or the Mercedes Benz of spice cookies, was probably the first cookie traditionally associated with Christmas. Lebkuchen may also very well be the oldest form of cookie know to human kind.
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Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.
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Several studies suggest that people in red states have more babies than those in blue states. A new report from a conservative-leaning group says that could have implications for politics and culture.
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On this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Southeast Missouri State University Music Chair, Art and Design Interim Chair, and Professor of Horn, Dr. Nicholas Kenney; and SEMO Alum, Jordan Redd. Both will be playing the French horn in the upcoming performance, 'Soaring Strings', on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bedell Performance Hall on the Southeast River Campus.
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