October 2019

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Healthy lungs, healthy life

October is a month set aside for lung awareness as National Healthy Lung Month.

According to the Lung Institute, it is useful to be reminded of the things in our environment that can harm us.

Lung disease affects a staggering number of Americans with 10 million adults diagnosed with chronic bronchitis each year and about 4.7 million others diagnosed with emphysema. About 25 million people live with asthma as well.

Occupational lung diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma also affect many Americans and are estimated to cost $150 billion annually in the U.S.

Death by decibel: A tale of two eardrums

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TOWN CRYER

Recently, a friend and I basically set up a recording studio in my living room. We had been working on original songs and wanted to start laying down some tracks.

When our recording session was over, with the exception of his laptop, my friend, the recording expert, left most of the equipment at my house so that we could work more next week. It was already midnight but I was still feeling inspired. I decided to try to sneak in some solo recordings to surprise him with later.

Governor avoids tricky national issues

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LOUISIANA SPOTLIGHT

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ bid for a second term hinges on his ability to make Louisiana voters feel comfortable pulling the lever for a Democrat where many people aren’t inclined to do so. He’s not getting much help from the polarization of Washington.

The Deep South’s only Democratic governor knows talk of national politics won’t help his reelection bid in a state where President Donald Trump won by 20 points, so he remains polite about the Republican president and sidesteps most national political issues, aware of the minefields they present.