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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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Scott said, "Why don't you talk about candied sweet potatoes?" I thought about my mother’s recipe right away because she made the best. But her recipe is for candied yams—not sweet potatoes.
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In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with two student actors from the upcoming production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, which will be presented in the Rust Flexible Theatre, beginning on November 20th at 7:30 p.m. on the River Campus.
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