June 2019

SUMMER SNACKS

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(Family Features) There’s no time like a hot summer picnic to let your patriotic spirit show. These all-American snacks featuring a classic favorite fruit - watermelon - are the perfect solution for nearly any summertime celebration. Watermelon is a patriotic picnic staple for countless reasons, not the least of which is that it’s a beloved treat that many people associate with memories from childhood. However, nostalgia isn’t the only reason adults are just as likely to gravitate toward watermelon at a summer event.

The great bail debate

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Police say the two men from Indiana bound employees at a New Orleans pharmacy with zip ties before getting into a gunfight with police officers, one of whom was hit in the shoulder.

The insult later added to the injury, at least as far as the New Orleans district attorney is concerned, is that the men arrested in last week’s robbery in uptown New Orleans were labeled “low risk” under the criteria of a pre-trial assessment tool used to gauge how high bail should be set for those awaiting trial.

Learn the signs of heat exhaustion

With the first day of summer beginning on June 20, heat indexes here have been soaring into the high 90’s. It is important to learn the signs of heat stress illness so that you and your loved ones can stay safe this summer while enjoying a little fun in the sun.

It’s not OK to approach a leashed dog

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Aleash is your pet’s lifeline, protecting them from traffic and unrestrained animals.

Studies show accidents and animal bites are greatly reduced when responsible pet owners obey the leash law.

I have been dog owner for over a decade, and have been told many times by the owner of an off-leash dog that is approaching, “It’s OK, my dog is friendly.”

There is no way to know how an animal will react in every situation. You could be putting your beloved family pet in a very dangerous situation.

HOW TO SAVE A LIFE

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A CPR instructor was on hand at the Council on Aging this week to teach seniors the proper way to administer lifesaving tactics in an emergency situation. Here, Geraldine Segura practices applying adequate pressure to make each compression count.

Coushatta Tribe to mark 46 years of independence

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ELTON - The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is hosting a celebration in honor of its re-recognition from the federal government 46 years ago.

On Thursday, June 27, plans have been made to meet on the front lawn of the Tribal Administration building on the reservation, located at 1940 C.C. Bel Rd.in Elton.

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Hong Kong protests signal alarm special freedoms fading

HONG KONG (AP) — China promised that for 50 years after Britain gave up control of its last colony, this shimmering financial enclave would get to keep freedoms absent in the communist-ruled mainland. Twenty-two years on, those are rights many here believe Hong Kong cannot live without.

The hundreds of thousands who marched in a June 16 protest over a nowshelved extradition bill, and those still demonstrating, are signaling alarm that Hong Kong may become just another Chinese city as those protections unravel and Beijing’s influence expands in the territory.

New phase in 2020 race tests Dems’ aggression

NEW YORK (AP) — The unwritten rules that have so far prevented the Democratic presidential contest from devolving into all-out conflict are about to be tested.

The early front-runner , former Vice President Joe Biden, has so far fended off the relatively gentle wrath of his rivals. The shortcomings of his most ambitious opponents like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren have been largely overshadowed. And the fiery concerns of lesser-known candidates, such as former Maryland Rep. John Delaney and entrepreneur Andrew Yang, have been all but ignored.

Feds probe ‘quality’ of repairs on plane in Hawaii crash

HONOLULU (AP) — Federal investigators will review repair and inspection records on the skydiving plane that became inverted before crashing shortly after takeoff on Oahu’s North Shore, killing all 11 people on board in the deadliest civil aviation accident since 2011.

The same plane that crashed Friday sustained substantial damage to its tail section in a 2016 accident while carrying skydivers over Northern California.

Repairs were then made to get the plane back into service, National Transportation Safety Board officials said at a news conference Sunday.