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CHEERS

Third Judicial District Attorney John Belton has been appointed to the board of directors of the National District Attorneys Association. Belton, who is also president of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, attended the NDAA Capital Conference in Washington, D. C., in January. Belton's 3rd Judicial District is Lincoln and Union parishes.

SENSE & SENSITIVITY

DEAR HARRI- ETTE: Every time I get tickets for a special event and invite my husband to go with me, he reneges on the day of. Like clockwork, he finds some excuse for not being able to join me.

WHICH WAY

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It is no secret that in traveling there are many routes that may be taken to reach the desired destination. When traveling across the ocean one can travel by air or by ship. The route would be far different between the two. Even then, a certain amount of land travel is necessary to reach the destination.

Birds of Prey

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I'm writing this review less than three hours removed from Joaquin Phoenix winning an Oscar for ''Joker.'' It is the second time an actor has won for playing the Clown Prince of Crime, after Heath Ledger's posthumous win for 2008's ''The Dark Knight.''

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

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Charges include public intimidation

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Name: Monica Mays

Muddling through Valentine’s Day thoughts

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In my phone, I have saved the husband’s name followed by this endearing message, “Favorite Husband.”

Police jurors returning to campaign promises

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It’s a curious thing that oftentimes in politics, campaign promises seem to mean more during election season than they do during the actual term, the time when officials could actually fulfill the promises they made to get there.

Will Social Security go bust?

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Dear Rusty: I’m always hearing rumors of Social Security imploding — of people my age getting benefits but not the younger as they have time to do something else. I wonder if I file in December for 50% of my spouse’s benefit, and later, before I turn 70 and change to my own benefits, if SS goes bust will I lose what I would have been able to claim under myself? I understand that you would only be guessing to answer that. From what I’ve read, it seems that 20% reduction will be necessary across the board. I do not trust politicians who love to play Santa to get reelected.

Drone trial underway

The trial of a Lincoln Parish man charged with criminal trespassing by flying an unmanned drone over his neighbors’ property is underway in 3rd Judicial District Court here, but the outcome won’t be known for a month.