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Faulty boat motor leads to submerged truck on Red River - Alexandria Town Talk
The owner of the truck, who declined to give his name or the make and model of his truck, said he couldn't start the motor and asked his fishing buddy to back the boat trailer into the water to retrieve the boat. After his friend backed the trailer ...
May 15, 2012


LSU coach Miles a no-show at Monroe event for 'team and personnel matter' - Alexandria Town Talk
Some fans spoke off the record about their disappointment, but quickly turned their attention toward Studrawa and Kragthorpe when they spoke. Kragthorpe's most frequent topic of discussion these days is the progression of quarterback Zach Mettenberger.
April 25, 2012


Paterno family rejects Penn State's offer - Alexandria Town Talk
Citing a person close to the family, the newspaper reported the school tried to make the issue part of a deal to release the remaining money in the coach's contract to his estate in exchange for his estate waiving its right to future legal action ...
April 23, 2012


FDA to review inhalable caffeine - Alexandria Town Talk
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because that official was not authorized to discuss the matter. Schumer pressed the FDA in December to review AeroShot, saying he fears that it will be used as a club drug so that young people can keep ...
March 6, 2012


SEALs hope 'Act of Valor' blitz draws recruits - Alexandria Town Talk
24 in roughly 2500 theaters nationwide, putting an uncomfortable spotlight on a group that prides itself on keeping its collective mouth shut about clandestine The officers and staff who helped bring the film about spoke on condition of anonymity ...
February 24, 2012


Shift to digital 'techbooks' will challenge school districts - Alexandria Town Talk
Obama administration officials said Web-connected instructional materials help students learn more efficiently and give teachers real-time information on how well kids understand material. And while many administrators and educators tout the positive ...
February 14, 2012


Techbook use urged in local, national schools - Alexandria Town Talk
Obama administration officials said Web-connected instructional materials help students learn more efficiently and give teachers real-time information on how well kids understand material. And while many administrators and educators tout the positive ...
February 14, 2012


Residents say Lincoln Park in Alexandria badly in need of upgrade - Alexandria Town Talk
However, none of those upgrades were planned for Lincoln Park, administration officials said. "A comprehensive park study was performed by Lose and Associates two years ago which details the development of the neighborhood, community and city parks as ...
December 5, 2011


New Louisiana secondhand law doesn't affect consumers - Alexandria Town Talk
"We've gotten emails, repercussions, phone calls "» from as far away as North Dakota and at the other end of the spectrum from North Carolina and every place in between," said a staffer at Hardy's office who refused to give his name. ...
November 12, 2011


Hair-raising tale: Beard-cutting attacks throw spotlight on Ohio Amish - Alexandria Town Talk
"I can't believe how far it's gone," said one Bergholz resident who declined to give his name inside Marshall's Restaurant and Carryout. Rumors about the Mullet compound have circulated for years, and none of them have been good. ...
October 22, 2011


Glock? Sig Sauer? Army targets replacement for M9 pistol - Alexandria Town Talk
“It's kind of hard to beat the Smith and Wesson M&P right now,” said one industry insider from a competing company, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “It is a polymer gun with high-capacity steel magazines. It has a positive safety and ...
August 30, 2011


A new beginning for Bunkie pupils - Alexandria Town Talk
One of the parents with Campbell and Butler, who declined to give her name, said her three children in the school are on the honor roll and she wished they didn't have to start school so early. "I'm going to be honest with you . ...
July 19, 2011


Jena Six figure Mychal Bell improving, but location kept secret - Alexandria Town Talk
MONROE -- Internal bleeding caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound earlier this week is under control and Mychal Bell, 18, was doing much better Wednesday, but sources close to Bell are keeping his location private. Bell's former attorney, Louis ...
June 30, 2011


Army admits Gulf War medical records destroyed - Alexandria Town Talk
He did not want to be identified. He says he has all the medical records for the time he was in the states, but the records for everything that happened ...
February 11, 2011


Miles-to-Michigan rumors could begin heating up again - Alexandria Town Talk
It would take an extreme change of heart for Harbaugh to end up in Ann Arbor, according to the person, who did not want to be identified because Rodriguez ...
January 5, 2011


Purse from Fla. school board shooting sold on eBay for over $13000 - Alexandria Town Talk
The buyer lives in Alexandria, Va., and asked to remain anonymous. The purse manufacturer, based in Fairhaven, Mass., says it will match the bid. ...
January 1, 2011


Obama to send National Guard to Southwest border - Alexandria Town Talk
... of a multi-layered effort to target illicit networks trafficking in people, drugs, illegal weapons and money,” senior administration officials said. ...
May 26, 2010


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