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Drought Dims Hydropower's Promise
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Hydropower is the world’s single largest source of green energy. On a
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renewable power so...
Sick Utah Sock Stealer, Sniffer Is Arrested
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Creep, 63, is locked up without bail on 21 felony charges
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Fluoridation Fails New York City
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In New York City, fluoridated since 1965, "more than one in three
third-grade students have untreated tooth decay...[and] one in four adults
ages 65 and ...
Abdur Biswas (Sep 1, 1926 - Nov 3, 2017)
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Bangladeshi Statesman. He served as the 11th President of Bangladesh from
October 10, 1991 to October 9, 1996. He was educated at Dhaka University
where he...
Thank You.
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I've never been much of a writer (let alone one of my father's caliber),
but I know that I must express my thanks to you all somehow.
The support that we h...
Funeral services for Ethma Odum will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2009, in the Chapel of John Kramer & Son with the Rev. Bill McCullin, officiating. Interment will be in Alexandria Memorial Gardens, Alexandria, under the direction of John Kramer & Son.
Ethma Odum, 77, of Alexandria, died on Sunday, March 22, 2009 in Alexandria.
Her parents, Charles Earl Ewing and Fannie Griffin Ewing; brothers, Charles E. Ewing, Jr, Brandon Ewing, and Harry G. Ewing preceded her in death.
Mrs. Odum was a native of Alexandria and was a long time personality on KALB-TV. She produced the Ethma Odum Show, a 30-minute live broadcast five days each week for over 20 years. During her career, she produced several "Special Report" programs for television. For 33 years, she provided private tutoring services for Alexandria students.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Alexandria where she taught Sunday school for over 50 years. She was a member of the Junior League of Alexandria and was named its Sustainer of the Year in 1972, the Alexandria Garden Club and past President and member of the LSUA Foundation Board.
During her career in television, she received numerous awards including the McCalls Magazine "Women in Radio and TV Golden Mike Award", the Abe Lincoln Award for Distinguished Broadcasters, the American Cancer Society Award for Cancer Awareness and the Louisiana Medical Society Award for Excellence for Cholesterol Screening. Additionally, Mrs.
Odum received the DAR Award of Excellence in 1992 and again in 2001. She received the Salvation Army's Darcus Award, the Spirit of Giving Award from the YWCA and CENLA'S Best Inc. Black Heritage Award for Community Outreach. In 2000, she received the National Prime Time Award in Washington, D.C. and the American Cancer Society Award. Locally, she received the Alexandria Bar Association Bell Award. She also received the LAE Award for Excellence in 1992 and the LAE Award for Friend of Education in 1995.
Ethma received the Outstanding Older Worker for the State of Louisiana that was presented by the Green Thumb, Inc.
She was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon to serve a three year term on the "Difference Advisory Committee on Women in the Services", one of 50 women in the United States to serve.
She retired from her television career in 2002 and will always be remembered for her closing slogan, "Homemaker, don't neglect your health, get your cancer checkup."
Ethma Odum is survived by her husband Billy J. Odum of Alexandria; one daughter, Budda Odum-McCullin and her husband, Bill McCullin of Alexandria; two grandchildren, Alice' Elaine McCullin and Brian Hal McCullin of Alexandria; brother: Jack A. Ewing, of Alexandria.
Friends are asked to call from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2009 and from Noon until time of service Tuesday at John Kramer & Son.
The family wishes to express its sincere thanks to Dr. Bruce Barton, St. Joseph Hospice and the many nurses, nurses' aides and private sitters for her care. The family would like to especially thank, Sharon Jones, for her loving care and devotion.
The family request memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, 3717 Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 71302.
On-line notes of condolence may be sent to the family at Kramerfunerals@aol.com.
Is DEI the new N word?
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These are crazy times, field hands. The felon is now fully in charge, and
prices have not gone down, there is looming economic chaos with his trade
wars...
Police Jury meets Tuesday
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The Lincoln Parish Police Jury will meet Tuesday, June 13, Lincoln Parish
Court House, 100 West Texas, third floor. Here are the meeting times and
agendas....
Electoral Deter-men-hers
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Virgotex summarized the matrix of root voting impulses for Dems in 2020:
Democratic voters don't want "another" white male. They want a female
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Welcome to the Alexandria Postcard Collection
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Postcards are an important medium in telling stories of the past. They are
historical masterpieces, showing life at points in time.
Greetings from Alexandr...
Rain Update, 1:10 p.m.
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Our OEP Director has been asked about the effect the rain from folks who
were concerned about it over topping. The pic below was taken today and
show 6-7″ ...
brief dashcam clip of alleged sex offender arrest
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brief dashcam clip of alleged sex offender arrest
some guy on a bicycle was allegedly looking at children through binoculars
across the street from the k...
Saying goodbye to our Old House
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I never thought this day would come. We had to say goodbye to the “Big
House”, the old house, the Hynson-Ringgold house (and many other names)….
We were tr...
57th presidential inauguration 21 january 2013
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57th presidential inauguration 21 january 2013
oath of office and speech + more.
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Part 89: The Big Lie
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Description www.eaec.org
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A Racist Christian Prayer for Israel's War on Gaza
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One of the Christian Zionist cheerleaders for Israel has been John Hagee of
Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, TX. Hagee's war prayer before the second
w...
Engaging Rich Pierce on The Good Samaritan
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By Davis Carlton Rich Pierce of Alpha & Omega Ministries is not
happy. He’s upset with Kinists, writing “When they come to the NT they
fall ap...
The Real Origins of Neocons
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*Russian Lies: Shadow of Jabotinksy*
by Joachim Martillo (ThorsProvoni@aol.com)
Philip Weiss reviews *They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons, ...
Our Future Looks Glorious…if We Repent
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“The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry…” ~ Proverbs 10:3 I remember
how this text struck me as I read it for the first time as a young boy[...]
Last Days Lunacy and End Times Madness
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Podcast: LAST DAYS LUNACY and END TIMES MADNESS (The following commentary
is a reprint of the chapter Bible Basics 101: Last Days/End Times and The
Second ...