May 2021

Report: BBC reporter used deceit to get 1995 Diana

LONDON (AP) — A BBC journalist used “deceitful behavior” to secure an explosive interview with Princess Diana in 1995, in a “serious breach” of the broadcaster’s guidelines, according to investigation findings published Thursday.

Bill’s Wrecker: Dependable 24-hour service

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Reliable towing service is a must when your vehicle breaks down, and Bill’s Wrecker Service, Inc., can solve your problems for you with prompt, dependable 24-hour towing service for local or long-distance requirements.

Ten seconds of terror: Alaska man survives brown bear mauling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Allen Minish was alone and surveying land for a real estate agent in a wooded, remote part of Alaska, putting some numbers into his GPS unit when he looked up and saw a large brown bear walking about 30 feet away.

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Chicago mayor: Reporters of color get two-year mark interviews

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she will grant one-on-one interviews to mark the two-year anniversary of her inauguration solely to journalists of color, saying she has been struck by the “overwhelmingly” white press corps in Chicago.

Destination Zero Deaths bringing awareness to distracted driving

Youth are often to key to educating the population on safe driving practices.

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1792 - Mount Unzen on Japan’s Shimabara Peninsula, erupts creating a tsunami, killing about 15,000; Japan’s deadliest volcanic eruption

A disaster entirely of Joe Biden’s making

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The more we learn about the true dimensions of the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, the worse it is. Now, a new report says that in the last few months, U.S. authorities have encountered illegal border crossers not just from Mexico, or the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, but from 160 nations around the globe. People are coming to Mexico from the most distant spots on the planet in order to cross illegally into the United States, confident that President Joe Biden will let them stay. And Biden is doing just that.

Love and Strife

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“And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.” 2 Timothy 2:24-26 NIV

Tracy Jones

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Celebration of Life services for Tracy Jones, 59, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2021, in the church chapel at Semien-Lewis Mortuary, located at 819 N. State St. in Jennings, with Rev. Dr. Stacy S. Poullard officiating.