August 2020

Financial destruction

The merchants of this town deserve the patronage of the people of this community. They are a party, and a very important part, of the community. They pay a very considerable portion of the taxes of the town and of the country. They contribute to the support of the churches and other social institutions, and make possible many things the community would not have if they were not here.

FORMER BULLDOG STAR RECALLS SPORTS EVENTS AT JENNINGS HIGH SCHOOL

Article Image Alt Text

The man once known in Jennings as the "human battering ram" recently sent a letter to the Jennings Public Library that contained some interesting facts for local history buffs, particularly in the football area.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Calendar Guidelines

Golden State Killer set for multiple life prison sentences

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)

THIS WEEK’S BEST BETS

Sunday, Aug. 23

US death tolls reveal outside toll on people of color

(AP) - As many as 215,000 more people than usual died in the U.S. during the first seven months of 2020, suggesting that the number of lives lost to the coronavirus is significantly higher than the official toll. And half the dead were people of color — Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and, to a marked degree unrecognized until now, Asian Americans.

Dozens of WWII veterans to gather in Hawaii amid pandemic

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Several dozen aging U.S. veterans, including some who were in Tokyo Bay as swarms of warplanes buzzed overhead and nations converged to end World War II, will gather on a battleship in Pearl Harbor next month to mark the 75th anniversary of Japan’s surrender, even if it means the vulnerable group may be risking their lives again amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Biden vows to defeat Trump, end ‘season of darkness’

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the chaos of President Donald Trump’s tenure.

Cheers to The Dog House: UK

Article Image Alt Text

Cheers to The Dog House: UK

Top TV dads beloved by all

Sometimes they know best. Other times, you wonder how they could be so clueless. Whether comforter or bumbler, curmudgeon or confidant, where would we -- who were raised on television -- be without our TV dads?