* The Sikeston Standard Democrat is Sikeston's daily newspaper that derives its name from two of the city's previous newspapers — The Democrat Advertiser and The Daily Standard which was founded in 1911 and became a daily newspaper in 1950.

* Previous Sikeston newspapers have included The Sikeston Star which was founded in 1884 ; The Sikeston Herald, a left-leaning Republican newspaper founded in 1903 or perhaps 1900 ; The Scott County Democrat and The Enterprise which was founded in 1883 and eventually became known as The Dexter Statesman ; and Delta Metro, a weekly news magazine, which was published from 1975 until 1977.

* Maida Coleman, a Democrat from St. Louis and assistant minority leader in the Missouri Senate, was born in Sikeston in 1954.

It is the principal city of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of all of Scott County, and has a total population of 41, 143.

Sikeston has long been associated with country music.

Sikeston also has a rich tradition in other sports.

Sikeston is also home to the first Grecian Steakhouse, a local area chain, and has numerous Mexican and Chinese restaurants.

* Robert Vaughan, author of over 200 books has lived in Sikeston

The restaurant has three locations: the original in Sikeston, Missouri, and two others in Ozark, Missouri and Foley, Alabama.

On October 4, 1861, Confederate Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson reached Sikeston, planning to strike Cape Girardeau ; however, his manpower was limited, and he decided to retreat into the swamps off to the west.

Sam Walton was known for visiting the Sikeston store several times a month by flying his airplane into the Sikeston Municipal Airport.

* Kenneth Dement, a football player and attorney who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998, previously played for the Sikeston High School football team.

In 1541, the famous Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto may have stood upon the Sikeston Ridge, although some historical references dispute this, believing that he traveled further south than Sikeston.

Of all residents in Sikeston who are 25 years of age and older, 73. 3 % hold a high school diploma or higher as their highest educational attainment ; 14. 2 % possess a bachelor's degree or higher ; 5. 0 % hold a graduate or professional degree ; and 26. 7 % have less than a high school diploma.

* Sikeston is located at the intersection of I-55 and I-57, making it the only city in Missouri other than Kansas City and St. Louis to be located on at least two interstate highways.

* On May 17, 1946, William Jefferson Blythe, Jr., father of former U. S. President Bill Clinton, died outside Sikeston on U. S. Route 60 after being thrown from his car and drowning in a drainage ditch.

William Jefferson Blythe, Jr., father of former president Bill Clinton, died on Route 60 ( now Route 114 ) outside of Sikeston, Missouri after being thrown from his car and drowning in a drainage ditch.

It goes from Sikeston, Missouri, at Interstate 55 to Chicago, Illinois, at Interstate 94.

Between the junction of I-55 and I-57 in Sikeston, Missouri and the junction of I-55 and I-90 / 94 in Chicago, I-55 travels for, while the combination of I-57 and I-94 is only long between the same two points.

Likewise, at its southern end, Chicago is the control city listed for I-57 on signs on northbound I-55 south of Sikeston, Missouri, even though I-55 also goes to Chicago.

In the state of Missouri, Interstate 57 runs northbound from Sikeston to the Cairo I-57 Bridge over the Mississippi River south of Cairo, Illinois.

The Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of all of Scott County.

Sikeston, the largest city in the county and the fourth settlement to be founded, was settled in 1800 and was laid out in 1860 by John Sikes on the Cairo & Fulton Railroad.

* Sikeston Area Higher Education Center ( SAHEC )-Sikeston-A satellite campus of Southeast Missouri State University.

* Sikeston Career & Technology Center-Sikeston-A technical school based out of the Sikeston R-VI School District.

Parkes, who now resides in Spain, was born in Sikeston in 1944 and grew up in Canalou.

* Scott Crockett, born in Sikeston, attended school in Gideon.

The Morehouse Elementary School is part of the Sikeston school system.

The Morehouse Elementary School was closed by the Sikeston School Board.

On June 20, 1905, The Chaffee Real Estate Company of St. Louis, Missouri purchased of land from a local farmer, John Witt of Sikeston, Missouri, for $ 140, 000.

On the same day, a tornado also struck the nearby city of Sikeston.

As of the 2000 U. S. Census, the city had a population of 16, 651 ; a 2008 estimate showed the population to be 17, 096, an increase of 2. 67 %, and is the third largest city in Missouri's 8th Congressional District after Cape Girardeau and Sikeston.

In February of 2012, a 4. 0-magnitude earthquake struck the area, not far from Sikeston, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois ; the impact was felt across multiple states.

It borders the city of Sikeston to the east.

Although popular family restaurant Lambert's Cafe is generally referred to as being located in Sikeston, the restaurant is actually located just inside the Miner city limits.

Lambert's originated in Sikeston, but moved closer to I-55, which is located on the eastern side of Miner.

Senator Daniel Inouye, a Democrat from Hawaii and chairman of the appropriations committee, said he initially had favored keeping Guantanamo open until Obama produced a " coherent plan for closing the prison.

In 2010, Major became a key loyalist to the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, and said that he hoped for a " liberal conservative " alliance beyond 2015, and has criticised Ed Miliband and the Labour Party, for " party games " rather than helping in the national interest.

“ What said fell short of being tough ,” noted Representative Eugene Cox, a Democrat from Georgia.

* February 27 Connecticut Democrat Joseph Lieberman publicly criticized Wall Street Analysts: " It seems clear that too many analysts failed to ask ' why ' before they said ' buy '"

It is known that Alben W. Barkley, a Democrat and the Senate Majority Leader, called the film “ silly and stupid ,” and said it “ makes the Senate look like a bunch of crooks .” He also remarked that the film was “ a grotesque distortion ” of the Senate, “ as grotesque as anything ever seen!

Pollard said the fraud case cause him to switch his partisan affiliaton from Democrat to Republican.

Jim Prince, publisher of the local The Neshoba Democrat newspaper said, " Philadelphia will always be connected to what happened here in 1964, but the fact that Philadelphia, Mississippi, with its notorious past, could elect a black man as mayor, it might be time to quit picking on Philadelphia, Mississippi.

During the 2004 Senate race in South Dakota, Republican challenger John Thune made Ellsworth a campaign issue, stating in an April 16, 2004 appearance at the base that if he were elected over incumbent Democrat and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle: “ It puts Ellsworth in a lot stronger position than having someone who's going to be in the minority and someone who doesn't have a relationship with the President of the U. S .” In a debate between the two men broadcast on KSFY-TV and KOTA-TV television on October 17, 2004, Thune said: " I think we have got to have somebody that has a relationship with the President of the United States, can work constructively across party lines in the Congress to get this done if we're going save Ellsworth " and was later quoted in the " Rapid City Journal " newspaper on October 27, 2004 claiming that: " an all-Democratic congressional delegation would have little political influence if President Bush is elected to a second term .”

On 29 June 2011: " During Prime Minister ’ s questions ", " Liberal Democrat MP Julian Huppert asked :" " Does the Prime Minister believe that drugs policy has been failing for decades, as he said in 2005, and does he agree that the Government should initiate a discussion of alternative ways including the possibility of legalisation regulation to tackle the global drugs dilemma as he voted for in 2002.

Supporters claimed it would bring back voter choice ; opponents said it would exclude third parties and independents from general election ballots, could result in Democrat or Republican-only races in certain districts, and would in fact reduce voter choice.

" She has visited the White House six times since 1976, under both Republican and Democratic presidents, and in her autobiography, she said her father was a Republican and her mother was a Democrat.

Governor John Peter Altgeld of Illinois, a Democrat, denounced Cleveland and said he could handle all disturbances in his state without federal intervention.

" In the letter he said: I am a lifelong Democrat.

The former leader of the UK's Liberal Democrat party, Sir Menzies Campbell, had argued that the U. S. had not ratified the treaty primarily due to the influence of what he calls the " Irish lobby " – which, he said, is opposed to the treaty because it could make it easier for Britain to have alleged IRA terrorist suspects extradited from the U. S.

In 2010, Cianci said that he was " taking a good look " at running for the U. S. House seat held by Democrat Patrick J. Kennedy.

In later years, he said that he maintained his registered Democrat status so he could vote in District of Columbia Democratic primaries where victory would be tantamount to election.

Speaking about his gay marriage in Norway as part of the 2010 Liberal Democrat debate about equal marriage for gay people, Paddick said: " The real impact of marriage rather than a civil partnership, the symbolism of it, the importance of it, didn't really strike me until we stood in front of the judge in the courthouse in Oslo, and she said ... we're here today to witness the marriage of Brian and Petter.

" Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Home affairs spokesman, said: " The government's Orwellian plans for a vast database of our private communications are deeply worrying.

Roy Barnes, a Democrat who would later be elected Governor of Georgia, said that when he joined the Georgia State Senate, Republican Coverdell took him under his political wing.

Breaux said that he intended to run, and would announce his candidacy as soon as Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti, a Democrat, gave a formal legal opinion on whether Breaux was eligible to run.

Writer Philip Short points to a 1957 statement by Sihanouk admitting that thirty six electoral districts had voted Pracheachon or Democrat majority whereas the official results said that they had won none.

Referring to his change from previous denials about his sexuality and recent Liberal Democrat difficulties he said, " I hope that any colleague in any party at any time who might not have been entirely honest for good reason or who may have made a mistake is accepted back at the right time.

She later said: " I can ’ t believe he would have voted Democrat without me.

After withdrawing from his nomination to become United States Secretary of Commerce in the presidential administration of Democrat Barack Obama on February 12, 2009, Gregg said he would " probably not " seek reelection in 2010, when his term of office is set to expire.