The Southeast Missouri Food Bank served thousands of people – many new to their services during the pandemic. We reached out to the Food Bank on Friday, February 12 to get an update on how things are going as the pandemic continues. We spoke with President and CEO Joey Keys.
There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the filibuster in the United States Senate. Republicans want to keep it and most Democrats want to do away with it. A filibuster is used to prevent a measure from being brought to a vote. To break a filibuster, it takes 60 votes which is tough in a 50/50 Senate. If the filibuster remains in place (which looks likely at least for now) will legislation just sit in the Senate in the near-term or will it foster more compromise?
Southeast Missouri State University's Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 260 is supporting area elementary schools during the pandemic with a service project called "Redhawk Readers." The service group includes faculty, staff and students at Southeast Missouri State -- along with community members. The members create video recordings reading a favorite children's book.
I spoke with Barbara Glackin, Dean of Kent Library at Southeast about the program on the television program “SE Connect.”