30-SECOND READ: SOFTENING SEPARATION’S STING

BY: JEFF GAUGERThe daily walk strengthens physical and mental health. It permits escape from pandemic’s house arrest.Yet the coronavirus has changed how walkers interact, in ways at once necessary, affirming and discouraging.No question, maintaining distance is necessary. We must.

DEAR GABBY, I CAN’T HELP BEING VERY INQUISITIVE. IS THIS A BAD THING?

Dear Gabby,My name is Rylan, and I’m 13 years old. I get picked on a lot by the boys and girls that I know. They ridicule me because of my growing interest of becoming an inventor. An inventor of what, I do not know, yet. I find myself always questioning the mechanics of things.

SUPPORTING THE ARTS IN A SOCIAL DISTANCING SOCIETY

The arts. From painting to poetry, from dancing to drama, from acting to anecdotes, the arts add a bit of sparkle to our busy, workaday lives.However, in this new world of social distancing, the interaction between artist and admirer has been dramatically changed.

CORONER: COVID-19 NUMBERS NOT VERY ACCURATE

Editor’s Note: Last week, KEEL-AM co-hosts Robert J. Wright and Erin McCarty interviewed Caddo Parish Coroner Todd Thoma about the classifications of coronavirus deaths. Below is a transcription of his remarks.Robert J.

MY FIRST TELEMED VIRTUAL VISIT WITH MY PHYSICIAN

By John E. Settle Jr.Editor / PublisherIt was a new life experience necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. And it was a good one.Not being the most computer savvy person and being somewhat "old school" I had my reservations.

TELEHEALTH THE NEW WAVE OF HEALTH CARE?

It sounds like something out of “Star Trek” or maybe even “The Jetsons” — having a medical examination without the doctor present in the room, just on a video screen.

16 PAGES OF POSITIVE NEWS

This week’s FOCUS SB is all positive news! Flip the paper over, and The Inquisitor is 16 pages of crime

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF LA. WAIVING COST-SHARING FOR CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana says it will waive out-of-pocket costs for coronavirus medical treatments.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ISSUES $43,000 FOR COVID-19 RELIEF

Community Foundation of North Louisiana created the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund to assist nonprofit organizations that are directly responding to the coronavirus pandemic.This week CFNLA awarded the first round of grants from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund.

KCS TRAINS WILL START SPEEDING UP THIS MONTH

Whoo! Whoo! Bossier City residents will soon have less to worry about when trains block their way in the coming weeks.Beginning Sunday, April 12, and continuing through the first half of May, Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) will increase the speeds of its trains on a 1.

CONSULTING FIRM HIRED TO COMPLETE ROAD PROJECT

Work is continuing on the Walter O. Bigby Carriageway project in Bossier City, but now a consulting firm has been hired to oversee the project to its completion.Manshac Consulting Group will be tasked with outsourcing the review of the Carriageway project.But Manshac is not a new firm.

VICTORY GARDENS OFFER POSITIVITY IN ANXIOUS TIMES

ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH CADDO PARISH COMMISSIONER JOHN-PAUL YOUNGSo, Commissioner Young ...(Interrupting) Just John-Paul, please.OK, John-Paul, you’re the Caddo Commissioner for District 4, correct?Yes, for the last three months.

CORRECTION: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOEL FOOD PANTRY

CORRECTION: Noel Food Bank Contact - phamiter@noelumc.org Peggy Hamiter, the coordinator of the Noel United Methodist Church, needs help.Volunteers can help unload trucks, packs bags of food, and then distribute to persons in cars.Noel has an active ministry helping the less unfortunate in Highland.

CITY OF SHREVEPORT - NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOEL FOOD PANTRY

Peggy Hamiter, the coordinator of the Noel United Methodist Church, needs help.Volunteers can help unload trucks, packs bags of food, and then distribute to persons in cars. Noel has an active ministry helping the less unfortunate in Highland. If interested, contact her at phamitor@noelumck.org.