Ken Hartbarger II

The lights shine brightly in Southeast Missouri -- Christmas lights, that is. Following last weekend's parade in downtown Cape Girardeau, a 30-foot tree lighting on Broadway, and flip-the-switch events at the county park and Jackson, there's more Christmas cheer on the way. Jackson rescheduled its annual Christmas parade to 5 p.m. (or dusk) Sunday. The parade will start at Southern Bank on West Main Street and continue to High Street, ending at Adams Street in uptown Jackson.

The Southeast Missouri State University football, volleyball and soccer teams had seasons for the books with each program winning the Ohio Valley Conference title. The football team, led by sixth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, lost a first-round playoff game to Illinois State at Houck Stadium. It was the second consecutive year for the Redhawks to make the FCS playoffs and to win nine games in a season.

The graphic popped up on my wife's Facebook newsfeed the other day: The Seven Deadly Sins of social media. It was too funny not to share, because the kernel of truth in the joke made it resonate. Each sin was assigned a social media or digital platform. "Lust" was represented by Tinder, the app where many people nowadays -- single or not -- go to meet strangers who might be interested in "hooking up." The matchmaking site promotes itself as not requiring a heavy investment of time.