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Public figures from different businesses and Departments in Minden took time out of their Monday morning to come and read to the students of E.S. Richardson in order to Celebrate Read Across America Day which takes place on Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Schools throughout Webster Parish also participated in this event.

Camp Minden no longer an active superfund site STACEY TINSLEY Bossier Press-Tribune

explosive issue and not something that got into the soil. That’s why they cleared it after the burn. It Congressman Mike wasn’t a risk anymore,” Johnson (LA-04) says 90 he added. days after a controlled Johnson continued to burn of illegally stored explain that every five explosives was comyears water samples are pleted, part of Camp taken to check for conMinden is no longer an tamination. active superfund site. “Water samples are “It’s no longer a su- JOHNSON taken every five years to perfund site. They make sure everything is cleared it 90 days after the control burn. After the last safe. There are no new contamof the explosives was complet- inants,” said Johnson. A uniquely-designed burn ed. So that is why it was not on the active list for the EPA,” chamber was constructed on site at Camp Minden with the Johnson said. “The contamination was in sole purpose of destroying those little bunkers. They de- more than 15 million pounds termined it never seeped in the of M6 artillery propellant groundwater. It was a surface that were illegally stored by

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now-bankrupt Explo Systems, Inc. The munitions stockpile was discovered in October 2012 following an explosion. The burn was completed in mid 2017, however part of Camp Minden is still a Superfund site, according to the EPA. The Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, now known as Camp Minden, began in the early 1940s during World War II to produce munitions for the military.. “There was a lot of contamination left on the property and so it became a superfund site in about 1989,” Carl Edlund, director of the Superfund Program for the Environmental Protection Agency told the Webster Parish Police Jury in 2017.

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“There were a number of cleanup projects that were done on site initially. They had a facility that was manufacturing TNT-related products, and they had a pink water lagoon. The sludge left in that lagoon was picked up and incinerated. At that location, and about three or four other locations, some of these contaminants seeped into the shallow groundwater.” Shallow groundwater is roughly 300 feet deep underground, but the contaminants, about 30 feet deep, did not make it deep enough to contaminate the drinking water, he said. Because it was not feasible See, SUPERFUND, Page 2

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The monthly Minden City Council Meeting started with an attempt to add the item of a new police hire to the evening’s agenda. The item was motioned in by Councilman Keith Beard of Dist. D and seconded by Councilman Pam Bloxom of Dist E. When it came time to vote, all Councilmen were in favor except for Councilman Herbert Taylor of Dist. A. There has to be unanimous approval by the TAYLOR Council to add an item to the agenda, so the motion failed. Next up was the adoption of the previous month’s meeting minutes, those being the monthly City Council Meeting and a Special Session they held to adopt the alcohol ordinance. After the item was motioned in, Bradford stated, “There was nothing on the minutes about what Minifield spoke.” “I don’t think it’s complete,” said Bradford. Councilman Terika Williams-Walker of Dist. B. added, “When we look at the minutes for the special session, I don’t think this is how this happens. When you look in the last paragraph, because after the discussion we brought the motion up again, but it wasn’t, well, it wasn’t voted on at the end.” There was still some confusion surrounding the minutes, so Councilman Taylor motioned to table the item, to which the Council unanimously agreed. The next topic of note was that of road repairs and the item on the agenda was to advertise for bids for street improvement projects. The proposed improvements would be a mill and overlay for Fincher Road, starting at Highway 80 going all the way to Ho-

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Second Front Council: Cost estimate for overlaying of Country Club Circle and Longleaf Drive was approved unanimously Continued from Page 1 mer Road. There will be another mill and overlay at the intersection of Gleason and along Pine Street all the way to Goodwill Street. And lastly, there would be a mill and overlay of Horton Street starting at Shreveport Road going to Middle Landing Road. “It’s very important that we don’t linger on this,” said Teddy Holloway, Public Works Superintendent. “When the base begins to deteriorate, it gets really expensive. When the base is still in pretty good shape, you can sometimes go in and just mill and overlay and it’s not very expensive. So I just want to put this on your mind.” After clearing up the minor mistake of one of the proposed streets not being in his district,

Councilman Beard said, “Wherever these streets are it doesn’t matter to me they are in the city, and they need to be fixed. Especially before they get too bad. Like he said, then we have a real big problem.” On the same note, the Council also voted unanimously to obtain a cost estimate for a possible street overlay project on Country Club Circle and Longleaf Drive. After the items had been taken care of and it was time for Council Comments, Councilman Beard used his time to ask Councilman Taylor about his earlier decision to not add the new police hire to the agenda. “I did want to ask Mr. Taylor, if you don’t mind, I just wanted to know why you didn’t want to add this police officer to the agenda, if you didn’t mind just share

that with us,” said Beard. “Because in the past we haven’t added items to the agenda so why start now,” said Taylor. “In the past when I wanted items to be amended and added to the agenda they were voted down.” “Ok so your pouting, and we’re not hiring a policeman because you’re pouting,” said Beard. “I read the information about this hire, he’s from Minden born and raised here went to school here and has good credentials and I’m just disappointed we didn’t hire him.” “I didn’t say we weren’t going to hire him, I just wasn’t going to add an item to the agenda,” said Taylor. The Minden City Council Meetings take place on the first Monday of every month at Minden City hall starting at 5:30 p.m.

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Superfund: The federal government wrapped up cleanups at six Superfund sites around the country in the 2019 budget year Continued from Page 1 to extract it, he said they chose a remedy called natural attenuation, a remediation, under favorable conditions, that acts without human intervention to reduce contamination in soil and groundwater. “That’s been going on for about 15 years, and about every two years, we come out and do sampling,” he said. According to a report from the Associated Press, the Trump administration completed the fewest cleanups of toxic Superfund sites last year than any administration since the program’s first

years in the 1980s, figures released by the Environmental Protection Agency indicated last week. The federal government wrapped up cleanups at six Superfund sites around the country in the 2019 budget year, the fewest since three in 1986, EPA online records showed. President Donald Trump campaigned on pledges to cut environmental protections he saw as unfriendly to business. In office, Trump has presided over rollbacks and proposed rollbacks of a series of protections for air, water, wildlife and other environmental and public health concerns,

as well as sharp declines in many categories of enforcement against polluters. The EPA posted the 2019 figures on its website earlier this month. The tally also shows one cleanup completed so far this budget year. But Trump’s budget proposal for next year calls for slashing money for the Superfund program by $113 million. As in previous years, the White House asked Congress to cut the EPA budget by more than 20%. Congress largely has ignored Trump’s calls for EPA cuts, keeping the agency’s money roughly stable.

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Carole Ann Caraway Carole Ann Caraway was born January 22, 1937, and passed away Saturday, February 28, 2020, at the age of 83. A remembrance gathering for friends and family will be held at 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 06, 2020, at Rose-Neath Chapel, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana. Known as Grandma to the ones that loved her, Carole took life for all it was worth. She was born in Galveston, Texas to parents Earl and Mary Evelyn Rockett. They later relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana where she graduated from C.E. Byrd High School. After graduation, she started a successful modeling career and was named Miss Shreveport. Though a true beauty, Carole was very much business minded and excelled in all of her work endeavors. Through her work in oil and gas, she met her late husband, Miles Caraway. Her professional life took a turn as her love for her new home state and passion for travel grew. She began a career in airline transportation, working for two different airlines in her years. She was given a key to the city of New Orleans for her work done with Royale Airlines. As an executive at Royale Airlines, she was instrumen-

James Ray Cox

Funeral services for James Ray Cox will be held Friday, March 6, 2020 at 10 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, Louisiana with Rev. Matt Cate and Dr. Randy Hales officiating. Interment will follow at Holly Springs Cemetery in Minden. The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home. James was born February 15, 1933 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana and entered into rest March 1, 2020 in Minden, Louisiana. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the United States Navy and awarded the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal. James retired as Materials Manager from General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company. He was a deacon at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Minden. He was preceded in death by William Clyde and Sadie

Sue Stewart Dunn Sue passed away peacefully from this life after a rapid decline in health. Her journey began on September 4, 1933 in Minden, Louisiana. She married her loving husband, Jerry in January 1952. Soon after Sue and Jerry began their family which grew quickly, 3 babies in 3 years. Sue went to join Jerry who had been patiently waiting on March 2, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband Jerry Dunn and sisters Nora Young and Gay Wren. Sue is survived by her three children and their spouses; Linda and Bennie Wood, Ginger and Tommy Stewart, and Richard

tal in helping the company become the first commuter airline in Louisiana. Her children and grandchildren will always remember her as never having a mean bone in her body and always having some sort of treat to offer up to any visitors that walked through her door. She was an avid lover of all animals and would take in the stray that the grandkids decided that they didn’t want after all. Carole loved spending time with her family and knowing that they were taken care of and happy. Her sass and love will be missed. Carole was preceded in death by her husband, Miles Caraway; daughter Christy Caraway; granddaughter, Sherry Gross; great- granddaughter, Taylor St. John and brother, Greg Baer. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Candy Milam and husband, Milton; Caye Bryce and husband, Kenny; grandchildren, Carter Lawrence and wife, Kelly, Brianne Zimmerman and husband, Ryan, Jennifer Taylor and husband, Scott, Ashleigh Bostwick, and Derrick Greene; great- grandchildren, Tiffany Amber St. John, Hali Zimmerman, Kaylea Scott, Makenzie Bostwick, Madison Todd, Ellie Kate Taylor, Penelope Bostwick, Camille Taylor and Charlotte Lawrence; brother, Mark Baer and wife, Lesley; sister-in- law, Janet Baer; niece, Lindsey Pennington; nephew, Andrew Baer and longtime friend, Lottie McEachern and husband, Denton. Valerie DeLoach Cox, William Doyle Cox and wife Nell, Mary Alice Spigener and husband Alvin, Novyce Gandy and husband Harry, Jeanette Cummins and husband Sam, and Evelyn Sneed and husband Laymon. He is survived by his wife Mary Gene Montgomery Cox, daughter Carla Holloway and husband Randy, grandchildren Brandon O’Brien and wife Amy, Steven Holloway and Tilly Holloway, great grandchildren Jamie O’Brien and Eliza O’Brien, sister Wanda Dean and husband Jerry, twelve nephews, one niece, several cousins and many friends. Pallbearers will be Gordon Wayne Spigener, W.A. Spigener, Freddie Spigener, Jimmy Spigener, Ralph Spigener, Harry Gandy, Richard Gandy, John Cummins, Dana Sneed, Kelly Sneed, Michael Dean, Mark Dean, and Michelle Barajaz. Rose-Neath Funeral Home 211 Murrell Street Minden, Louisiana 71055 (318) 377-3412 and Cathy Dunn, grandchildren; Neil Wood (Kristen), Rachel Wood Harrington (Heath), Hugh Wood (Lucia), John Dollar (Kathleen), Emily Dollar McDaniel (Brian), Jay Stewart (Shonni), Brad Stewart (Casey), Sherry Stewart Woods, Ronnie Paul Dunn, Brady Dunn (Alena), and Katie Bryan (Ethan), numerous great grandchildren, and sisters Virginia Fox and Nancy Craig. Funeral services for Sue Stewart Dunn will be held Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Minden, Louisiana with Rev. Fred Wideman officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Minden. The family will receive friends from 12 until 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church. Rose-Neath Funeral Home 21 Murrell Street Minden, Louisiana 71055 (318) 377-3412

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Locusts are yet another African tragedy Here are a few headlines about an African tragedy: “Africa’s Worst Locust Plague in Decades Threatens Millions” (The Wall Street Journal), “’Unprecedented’ Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis” (Scientific American), “Somalia Declares Locust Outbreak a ‘National Emergency’” (The National) and “UN Calls for International Action on East Africa Locust Outbreak” (Bloomberg Green). This ongoing tragedy is mostly man-made, a c c o rd i n g to an analysis by Paul D r i e s s e n , WALTER E. who is a se- WILLIAMS nior policy adviser with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) and the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise. Driessen says that billions of desert locusts have attacked the eastern Africa nations of Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. According to the U.N., the locust attack in Kenya is the worst in 70 years and the worst in 25 years for other east African nations. Locusts are destroying crops and threatening tens of millions of

Africans with lost livelihoods and starvation. These locust swarms can blanket 460 square miles at a time and consume more than 400 million pounds of vegetation daily. They reproduce fast, too, meaning locust swarms could be 500 times bigger in six months. Africa’s locust plague is manmade. Economic development organizations and activist nongovernmental organizations have foisted “agroecology” on the poorest nations — an organic-style agriculture. They promote the virtues of peasant farming. So how do these poor farmers fight the locust plague? Driessen says: “Desperate Africans are responding with ‘time-tested’ methods: whistling and shouting loudly, banging on metal buckets, waving blankets and sticks, crushing the bugs perhaps even roasting and eating them, under UN-approved nutrition programs. In Eritrea, they are using ‘more advanced’ methods: handheld and truck-mounted sprayers. In Kenya, police are firing machine guns and tear gas into the swarms!” Antonio Guterres of Portugal, the U.N. secretary-general, claimed global warming as a cause of the problem. He said there is a link between climate change and the unprecedented locust crisis plaguing Ethiopia

“Africa’s locust plague is manmade. Economic development organizations and activist nongovernmental organizations have foisted “agroecology” on the poorest nations — an organic-style agriculture. They promote the virtues of peasant farming. ” and East Africa. Guterres said: “Warmer seas mean more cyclones generating the perfect breeding ground for locusts. Today the swarms are as big as major cities and it is getting worse by the day.” Guterres’ suggestion that global warming is the cause of today’s plague is sheer nonsense. Locust infestations have been feared and revered throughout mankind’s history. Devastating locust attacks in Egypt around 1446 B.C. were mentioned in the Book of Exodus in the Bible. “The Iliad” describes locusts taking flight to escape fire. Plagues of locusts are also mentioned in the Quran. Driessen concludes: “A primary reason this plague of locusts has overwhelmed East Africa — indeed, perhaps THE primary reason — is that the UN Food and Agricultural Organization, other UN agencies

and multiple environmentalist NGOs have been extolling and imposing ‘agroecology’ on Africa. This highly politicized ‘movement’ rabidly opposes hybrid seeds, synthetic insecticides and fertilizers, biotechnology, and even mechanized equipment like tractors! Acceptance of its tenets and restrictions has become a condition for poor farmers getting seeds and other assistance, and their countries and local communities getting development loans and food aid.” By the way, locusts are not only a threat to crops; they threaten people in another way. In early January, a Boeing 737 on final landing approach to Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, found itself in the midst of a massive cloud of locusts swarming above the airport. The insects were sucked into the plane’s engines. Their bodies were splattered across the windshield blinding the pilots to the runway ahead. The Boeing 737 climbed above the swarm. The pilot depressurized the cabin so he could open the side window and reach around to clear the windshield by hand. Diverting to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, the pilot was able to land the plane safely.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

OTHER OPINION

Instead of “Tax Holidays,” How About Real Tax Cuts? Writing at the Florida Politics blog, A.G. Gancarski reports on three sales tax “holiday” bills working their way through the state’s legislature. Two of the bills would lengthen existing holidays on school supplies and storm preparedness products. The third would expand the holiday habit to hunting and fishing items. According to the Sales Tax Institute, at least 16 states have sales tax holidays scheduled this year on goods r a n g ing from clothing to school supplies to generators to guns. THOMAS I’m all KNAPP for lower taxes, but tax holidays aren’t about lower taxes. They’re about three things: Social engineering, political grandstanding, and special interest pandering. Social engineering entails using the tax code to encourage some particular spending versus other kinds of spending. If I offer a tax deduction for contributions to your favorite church, but not for payments to your favorite liquor store, I’m trying to encourage you to go to church and/or discourage you from boozing. Requiring

you to pay sales tax on a lawn mower, a container of motor oil, or a bottle of Vitamin C no matter when you buy them, but not on a pack of ball-point pens, an emergency generator, or an AR-15 if you buy them between Date X and Date Y, has the same effect. The politicians grandstanding on these holiday proposals are hoping you’ll notice, and credit them for, the small tax breaks on a few things at particular times -- and not think to ask why everything else is taxed all the time. They’re trying to buy your vote, but they don’t want to pay full price for it.

And it should come as no surprise that the biggest supporters of tax holidays on Product X (and likely the biggest campaign contributors to politicians proposing those holidays) are the makers and sellers of Product X. If the legislators proposing these tax holidays were serious about cutting taxes, they’d propose reducing tax rates on everything, all the time, not on a few things now and then. That would be good for all taxpayers, including lower-income citizens who don’t have as much discretionary income to waste on the politically favored

item of the week. Florida’s general state sales tax rate is 6%. Instead of reducing it to 0% for laptops this week and storm windows next week and ammunition the week after that, I’d like to see my state’s holiday-happy politicians propose cutting the general rate to 5% on everything, year-round.

Thomas L. Knapp (Twitter: @thomaslknapp) is director and senior news analyst at the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism (thegarrisoncenter.org). He lives and works in north central Florida.

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Community First High School will be holding a pop-up shop an BBQ plate sale for a clothing fundraiser on March 7 starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m.The plates will be $10 and will include chicken, sausages, and sides. It will be located at 202 Miller Street in Minden.

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Mt. Lebanon Historical Society’s annual meeting was held on Sunday, February 16, 2020, at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. Special music was presented by Miss Louisiana’s Outstanding Teen, Chanley Patterson. The guest speaker was Louisiana Tech Retired Professor of Architecture, Lester Martin. He presented a history of Wayside Cottage, a home that has been purchased by Mt. Lebanon Historical Society. Wayside Cottage is on the National Register of Historic Places and will be restored and used as an event center. It was built in 1853 and was the home of Bartholomew Egan, who was President of Mt. Lebanon College. It later belonged to his granddaughter, Lavinia FROM THE BACK PORCH

Hartwell Egan. Lavinia was a suffragist who traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. A memorial service was conducted by Rev. James Everage, Pastor of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. The service was held in memory of Mt. Lebanon Historical Society members who passed away during the last year: Elizabeth Nan Merritt Fields, Alfred Edwin Ted Johnson, Helen Sutton Thomas Rife, Milton Earl Simmons, Shirley Farrar Smith, and Carletta Hortman Waltman. The Nominating Committee submitted a slate of officers and board members for consideration. The nominating committee was: Mary Claire Kettler, chairman, and Wayne Gray and

Vickie Youngblood, committee members. The following officers were installed: President Steven Lyles, Vice President Aaron Clark, Recording Secretary Elaine Carter, Corresponding Secretary Larry Rhodes, Treasurer Marsha Andrews, and Publicity/Marketing Donna Sutton. Board members are: Ann Barr Allen, Charles Butler, Lorris Carter, Virginia Clark, John Cole, Steve and Beth Fontenot, Wayne and Marguerite Gray, J.R. Johnson, Mary Claire Kettler, Jane Sistrunk, Philip Towns, and Tommy and Vickie Youngblood. Homeowners Advisory Board members are: Charles and Marsha Andrews, Roger Freeman, Herbert and Jennifer Newman, Jeff and Pam Stogsdill, and John C. Thurmond.

Roaming the hinterlands

It is no secret that I tops, Snap Chat and the grew up in the country many other distractions and in spite of popular available now, we never opinions, it’s something experienced the all too to be proud of. common “I’m bored” I’ve heard that we hear friends say from children they were “too now. country” to fit Growing in with a more up on a farm populous area taught us earand hesitated ly on to nevabout changer utter those ing jobs bewords, or else, cause of that. our parents Well, I’ve never FANNIE MOORE would find actually pursomething to sued employment out- occupy us so that we side of Webster Parish, never said that again. but I’ve been perfectly There were lots of litcontent and would not tle jobs to be found that choose to leave the hin- could occupy a child for terlands for the big city. quite a while. Growing up in the One of the most country certainly lacked dreaded was keeping in many ways, however, the yard. In the early we never missed what years, there was never a we didn’t know about. blade of grass allowed in We were free to roam the yard. No lawnmowthe large open fields ers were needed in our and pastures, wade in yard and those of our the little streams, wan- neighbors. Every spring der through the woods was scraped up with a where we climbed trees, hoe so that when it was picked berries and wild finished, there was a fruits and generally nice clean yard, devoid spent hours at a time left of any grass or weeds. to our own devices. This required a lot of Before the time of work and if we had ever telephones in our area, run out of something to televisions, and certain- do, there was always the ly before cell phones, yard. computers, I Pads, LapAnother task that

was found to be necessary was scrubbing the bare floors and wooden chairs from the dining room. This was a regular job and often we got to participate in this sudsy event. Children that grew up on the farm were never idle. If all the work was caught up, we found all kinds of fun things to do. With the clean-swept yard, there was a perfect place for the boys to shoot marbles, play mumblety-peg, run the make-believe cars and trucks and many other games. They built “tom-walkers”, or stilts, and we all learned to walk on them. The girls built imaginary playhouses under the big oak trees and spent hours hosting guests, sisters or cousins. We had a fantastic swing which Daddy built by hanging a long cable from a limb high in a big oak tree in the front yard. The harder you pumped, the higher you went. This was one of my favorite things to do in our yard. Then, there was the flying jenny when we got older. One of the

large oaks had to be cut, so the flying jenny was constructed on the stump of that old tree. It was simply a long pole (tree trunk cut from our woods) fastened in the middle onto a large spike driven into the stump. One rider got on each end while another ran round and round, pushing the jenny, faster and faster. We took turns being the pusher, so everyone got to ride. Mama inherited her love of fishing from her daddy, so often when we were caught up with our work, she would take us fishing. However, she was the only one who fished, we just played in the stream. There was a large stream with a good-sized pool in our Uncle Jess’s pasture and he let us go fishing as often as we wanted. Mama would fish in the bigger part while we waded and splashed around further downstream. She never caught many fish, but I think she was happy just to be fishing. Another fun activity we enjoyed was swimming in the creek nearby. There was a big open

area that was used for swimming and there always seemed to be others there as well. Our time to go was during our lunch break from working in the fields. Daddy and all the kids worked in the fields while Mama stayed home to cook dinner (lunch). After we ate and rested a while, we would load into the pickup and drive over to the creek. In spite of all that time in the water, I never learned to swim. I would ride on Daddy’s back while he swam out to a big log, I would get off and sit on the log while he continued to swim with the others, then come back to carry me back to the other side. Our children later were privileged to live similar free lives. I only hope they have good memories of their childhood days roaming those same hinterlands that we enjoyed so much. Fannie Moore is a journalist who lives in Shongaloo where she enjoys writing on a variety of subjects.

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DOYLINE IMPROVES TO 4-1 WITH 14-0 WIN

PANTHERS CRUISE, LAKESIDE FALLS JJ Marshall

jjmarshall@press-herald.com Doyline defeated Lakeview 14-0 on Monday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. In the first inning, the Panthers (4-1) got their offense going. Doyline scored one run when Josh Longstreth doubled. Doyline notched seven runs in the fourth inning. The offensive onslaught by Doyline was led by Jacob Corke, Cayden Mingo, Noah Stanley, Jake Pepper, Longstreth, and Hayden Engel, all sending runners across the plate with RBI in the inning. Kyle Spears was credited with the victory for Doyline. He surrendered zero runs on one hit over one inning, striking out one and walking zero. Cole Frazier threw four innings in relief out of the bullpen. Frazier recorded the last 12 outs to earn the save for Doyline. OUACHITA CHRISTIAN 6LAKESIDE 2 Lakeside fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 6-2 loss to Ouachita Christian on Monday. Ouachita Christian took the lead on a single in the second inning. Grayson Lamar, Jake Wilkins, and Blake Bradley all had one hit to lead Lakeside. The Warriors fall to 3-2 this season.

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Doyline’s Jake Pepper has seven RBI through the first five games of the year and has the Panthers sitting at 4-1.

RUSTON – Cobe Williams’ near double-double performance this past Thursday earned him Conference USA Freshman of the Week honors, the league announced on Monday. The freshman provided quality minutes in the matchup at WKU, shooting 5-of-8 from the field for 63 percent, including two three-pointers, in route to a career-high 13 points. The 5-foot-11 guard also recorded a career-high nine rebounds (eight defensive) which was one short of a game high. Williams has increased his playing time as the season has gone on. Over the last three games, he is av-

eraging 23.7 minutes while shooting 53 percent from the field and 63 percent from beyond the arc. This is the first C-USA weekly honor for Williams and the first for any Bulldog this season. LA Tech has its final two games of the regular season this week at home, starting on Wednesday, March 4 against FIU. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. For all the latest in Bulldog Basketball, follow them on Twitter (@LATechHoops), Instagram (@ LATechHoops) and Facebook (LATechMBB) or visit the official website at LATechSports.com.

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NBA to players: Avoid high-fives as virus concern grows MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid taking any item for autographs, the league’s latest response in its ongoing monitoring of the coronavirus crisis that has spread to most corners of the planet. The league, in a memo sent to teams on Sunday and obtained Monday by The Associated Press, offered 10 recommendations to players with hopes of decreasing risks of getting the virus — among them, not taking items such as pens, markers, balls and jerseys from autograph seekers.

The NBA also told teams that it is consulting “with infectious disease experts, including the Centers for Disease Control” and infectious disease researchers at Columbia University in New York. “We are also in regular communication with each other, NBA teams including team physicians and athletic trainers, other professional sports leagues, and of course, many of you,” the league wrote in its memo to teams, their physicians and athletic training staffs. ESPN first reported on the contents of the memo. Some players are already

heeding the advice. “Corona,” Bobby Portis of the New York Knicks said as he offered some fist-bump greetings on Monday night before his team faced the Houston Rockets. Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat said he wasn’t necessarily worried or thinking about avoiding high-fives. “I don’t think about any of that,” Butler said. “I’m still going to be who I am. We’re still going to be who we are.” Portland guard CJ McCollum said in a tweet on Saturday that he is taking the matter seriously, saying he is “officially taking a break from signing autographs un-

til further notice.” “You just have to be careful,” McCollum said Monday night in Orlando. “”Obviously it’s affecting people, especially people who are displaying weaker immune systems and people over 60. You’ve got to check yourself and wash your hands, try to reduce contact with outsiders and outside germs.” McCollum has tweeted or retweeted several virus-related posts in the last couple days. “The coronavirus remains a situation with the potential to change rapidly — the NBA and the Players Association will continue to work

with leading experts and team physicians to provide up-to-date information and recommended practices that should be followed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,” the league said in the memo. Many of the tips offered by the NBA fell under common-sense level of best practices when it comes to illness prevention: avoiding contact with people who are sick, staying home when feeling ill, cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and surfaces. The league also suggested players make sure they “are up to date with all routine

vaccinations, including the flu vaccine.” The worldwide death toll topped 3,000 on Monday, and the number of those infected rose to about 89,000 in 70 countries on every continent but Antarctica. In the U.S., the virus has been blamed for six deaths, all in Washington state. “Containment is feasible and must remain the top priority for all countries,” World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

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Kent Hasler inks contract with Diamondbacks

RUSTON – Louisiana Tech alum Kent Hasler has been signed by his hometown team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, ahead of the 2020 minor league baseball season. Hasler, a former Bulldog closer who graduated in 2018, most recently pitched for the Lake Erie Crushers of the Frontier League. The Arizona-native posted a 2.01 ERA in 38 appearances out of the bullpen. He struck out 89 batters in 67 innings pitched for a K/9 of 11.96. “We are so proud of Kent,”

said LA Tech head coach Lane Burroughs. “He epitomizes what it means to be a Bulldog. That young man has absolutely worked his tail off for this opportunity. He has busted it every day as our graduate manager and the last two summers in Independent ball. If anyone deserves this chance, it’s Kent Hasler.” Hasler posted a career ERA of 3.63 while at Louisiana Tech and earned 11 saves after moving to the bullpen midway through his junior year. He struck out 82 batters across 84.1 innings

of work and finished with a career record of 8-5. Hasler was a two-time member of the C-USA All-Academic Team. “Ever since I first played for Tech, the coaching staff and players have always had my back and supported me every step of the way,” said Hasler. “When I shared the news of signing with the Diamondbacks, the coaches were ecstatic. They have seen first-hand the effort I have put in, and they are excited to see the hard work pay off. I am grateful for my time at Tech and that I have

been able to give back to such a strong program.” Before coming to Tech, Hasler was an NJCAA all-American at Mesa CC. He posted a 9-1 record and 1.93 ERA in 102.1 innings as a sophomore. Hasler registered a 106/29 strikeout-to-walk ratio, striking out over a batter an inning for the Thunderbirds. Hasler had been serving as a graduate manager for the 2020 Bulldogs prior to signing with the Diamondbacks.

NCAA BASKETBALL

Arkansas seeks revenge on LSU

LSU (20-9, 11-5) vs. Arkansas (18-11, 6-10) Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: LSU goes for the season sweep over Arkansas after winning the previous matchup in Baton Rouge. The teams last met on Jan. 8, when the Tigers shot 40.9 percent from the field en route to a 79-77 victory. SUPER SENIORS: Arkansas’ Mason Jones, Jimmy Whitt Jr. and Adrio Bailey have combined to account for 55 percent of the team’s scoring this season, including 57 percent of all Razorbacks points over the last five games. KEY CONTRIBUTIONS: Jones has either made or assisted on 45 percent of all Arkansas field goals over the last five games. Jones has accounted for 37 field goals and 19 assists in those games. UNDEFEATED WHEN: The Razorbacks are 16-0

when they hold opposing teams to 72 points or fewer and 2-11 when opponents exceed 72 points. The Tigers are 11-0 when they hold opponents to a field goal percentage of 40.4 percent or worse, and 9-9 when opponents exceed that percentage. ASSIST-TO-FG RATIO: The Tigers have recently converted buckets via assists more often than the Razorbacks. Arkansas has 35 assists on 79 field goals (44.3 percent) across its past three outings while LSU has assists on 35 of 75 field goals (46.7 percent) during its past three games. DID YOU KNOW: The Arkansas offense has recorded a turnover on only 16.1 percent of its possessions, which is the 24th-lowest rate in the country. The LSU defense has forced opposing teams to turn the ball over on just 17.2 percent of all possessions (ranked 295th among Division I teams).

NCAA BASEBALL

Netterville named Conference USA Hitter of the Week DALLAS – Steele Netterville earned Conference USA Hitter of the Week honors after leading a Louisiana Tech offense that terrorized Maine pitching to the tune of 65 runs in 4 games last weekend. Netterville was also named one of the DiamondSports/Collegiate Baseball Newspaper national players of the week for his performance against Maine and then-no. 11 LSU. The Shreveport-native hit .556 with 4 home runs, 2 doubles and 14 RBI. He also scored eight times, walked twice and took an HBP. Netterville got on base at a .591 clip and slugged 1.333. The junior’s production last weekend lifted his batting average from .217 entering the series to .368 after Sunday’s 26-3 thumping of the Black Bears. His four home runs are tied with teammate Taylor Young for second-most in Conference USA. This is the second time

in 2020 that a Bulldog has been named a C-USA player of the week. Jarret Whorff earned the honor after tossing 6.1 scoreless innings in his Tech debut. Netterville and the Bulldogs will be back in action

on Tuesday at Sam Houston State. The Bulldogs and Bearkats square off at 6:30 p.m. Previous C-USA Weekly Award: Hitter of the Week – Feb. 17 – Jose Garcia, SS, FIU;

Feb. 24 – Dominic Pilolli, OF, Charlotte and Mitchell Hartigan, OF, Florida Atlantic. Pitcher of the Week – Feb. 17 – Jarret Whorff, RHP, Louisiana Tech; Feb. 24 – Logan Allen, LHP, FIU.

NFL

Romo remains with CBS after agreeing to long-term contract Tony Romo will remain with CBS as its top NFL analyst after agreeing to a record extension. CBS Sports spokeswoman Jen Sabatelle said that the network and Romo have agreed to a long-term contract. The New York Post reported that Romo’s new deal is worth $17 million a year. If the former Dallas Cowboys star was still playing, that would make him the 17th highest-paid quarterback next season. CBS’ deal with the NFL expires after the 2022 season, but Romo’s contract goes beyond that. CBS is expected to retain their rights when the next round of negotiations start, which could happen this year once a new collective bargaining agreement with players is finalized. Romo was hired by CBS in 2017 when he retired after 14 seasons and signed a 3-year deal that averaged

$3 million per season. He quickly made an impact being paired with Jim Nantz and was widely hailed as the best analyst to debut since John Madden. Romo’s new contract eclipses the $8 million per year that Madden received with Fox. Adjusting for inflation, the current value of Madden’s contract is $14 million. CBS was favored to retain Romo. It had the right to match his asking price during its exclusive negotiating window. Romo never played in a Super Bowl but will get to call his second one in three seasons next year. ESPN was expected to make an aggressive bid for him to move to the “Monday Night Football” booth but never got the chance. ESPN is likely to retool its booth again after lukewarm reviews for Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland.

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FUN & GAMES

On This Day In History 2007 The world’s first national internet election is held Estonia was the first country to allow its citizens to vote in a parliamentary election through the world wide web. 1980 Robert Mugabe becomes Zimbabwe’s first black prime minister A hero of the black struggle against the white minority rule in his country, Mugabe won a landslide victory. More recently, his oppressive style of leadership has been condemned domestically and internationally. 1977 The Vrancea See, HISTORY, Page 8

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earthquake claims over 1500 lives Most of the victims were residents of Romania’s capital Bucharest. 1918 The first documented cases of the Spanish flu herald a deadly worldwide pandemic The disease quickly spread around the world, causing over 25 million deaths. 1789 The U.S. Constitution is put into effect The law is one of the world’s oldest constitutions still in use. The oldest is the Constitution of San Marino, which was issued in 1600.

COMICS BABY BLUES | RICK KIRKMAN AND JERRY SCOTT

BLONDIE | DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL

BEETLE BAILEY | MORT & GREG WALKER

FUNKY WINKERBEAN | TOM BATIUK

HI AND LOIS | BRIAN WALKER, GREG WALKER AND CHANCE BROWNE

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE | CHRIS BROWNE

SAM AND SILO | JERRY DUMAS

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