Vince Maggio on term limits: 'I pushed the wrong button.'
Armed B-52 sends a message to China and Russia. White coat celebration at LSU Health. Whiskey Myers.
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Why did Vince Maggio vote against and then for term limits in separate Bossier City Council votes?
A surprising admission came out of the last Charter Commission town hall held on Tuesday, February 27. District 5 councilmember Vince Maggio was asked why he voted first against, and then for, local term limits in City Council meetings.
Why the indecision?
Maggio says he "pushed the wrong button."
Here's what Maggio said at the town hall:
"If I tell you what I did, you might laugh. So much was on my mind, you know? My mother-in-law had been sick and one of my good friends had just died — I pushed the wrong button. I mean, my mind wasn't at the council meeting."
So, where does Maggio stand on the issue of local term limits?
"Let me tell you I'm against term limits," he told the small crowd at the town hall. "Everybody's got their own opinion. I don't want to do this for no 12 years; not for life. I want to get back to my community. If you ain't doing your job right, you should quit. But the people should vote you out, you know, that's the American way."
Another Charter Commission meeting to be held tonight
Last year, Bossier Term Limits Coalition members gathered nearly 3,000 signatures from people wishing to establish term limits for locally elected officials. The matter has been stalled, litigated and delayed since that petition was submitted to the Bossier City Council in July 2023.
A Bossier City Charter Commission is reviewing the legal document that governs City government, with a vote on term limits being one item up for discussion.
READ MORE: The pros and cons of term limits
Citizens can learn more about term limits and share their opinions as the Charter Commission hosts several meetings.
Meetings will be held at the Bossier City council chambers:
March 4 at 6 p.m.
March 20 at 9 a.m.
March 28 at 6 p.m.
B-52 hypersonic weapon display sends a powerful message
As Russian President Vladimir Putin once again warned of a nuclear response to NATO sending ground troops to Ukraine, The U.S. Air Force sent a timely signal of strength and preparedness.
"(Western nations) must realise that we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory. All this really threatens a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons and the destruction of civilisation. Don't they get that?" Putin said last Thursday.
But just two days before Putin's speech, B-52 Stratofortress crews from the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base and the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron out of Minot Air Force Base were engaged in hypersonic weapon training at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
"The participating crews received expert academics and training on hypersonic fundamentals and participated in tactical discussion on hypersonic operations to increase operational readiness and prepare multiple Air Force aircraft communities for hypersonics including the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, and other programs under development," an Air Force press release said.
The training included a widely distributed series of images showing a live AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) under the wing of the heavy bomber. The timing of the training is being discussed in military circles because the Air Force has previously announced its intention to discontinue the ARRW program because of mixed test results.
However, the presentation of a hypersonic weapon in Guam is a bold display of power in the Pacific region, perhaps meant to send a message to Russia and China.
The crews are said to have focused on the fundamentals of hypersonics, operational and logistics considerations, and in-depth tactical discussions.
The Department of Defense is developing hypersonic science and technology to ensure the U.S. can rapidly field operational hypersonic systems.
"The Air Force will continue to invest in researching, developing, testing, producing, and fielding cost-effective weapons," the Air Force statement said. "These weapons are a mix of stand-off, stand-in, hypersonic, and subsonic precision-guided munitions. The Air Force also continues to develop revolutionary advanced weapon capabilities to maintain a competitive advantage over the pacing challenge."
Second-year medical students at LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine receive their white coats
On Saturday, March 2, 149 LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine students participated in a traditional rite of passage called the "White Coat Ceremony," signifying their entrance into the medical profession.
Second-year medical students received a short white coat during the ceremony, symbolizing their journey to the long white coat they will wear once they are a physician. After the white coat was placed on each student's shoulders, the Hippocratic Oath was recited, and students were welcomed warmly by academic leadership, faculty, and peers.
This tradition was established by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation in 1993 at Columbia University to highlight the importance of humanism in all care of patients, with the white coat serving as a tangible symbol of matriculation.
The 2024 LSU Health Shreveport White Coat Ceremony was held at a packed Strand Theatre, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The keynote speaker was Dr. Michael Sewell, Interim Chair of Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport.
"The annual White Coat Ceremony is a milestone day in the lives of medical students and their families and one that we as faculty and leadership look forward to each year. We congratulate these students and look forward to their continued success," stated David Lewis, MD, MBA, Dean of the School of Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport.
In addition to the presentation of white coats, 31 new honorees were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). This international honor society was established in 2002 by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to recognize medical students, residents and faculty who practice patient-centered care by displaying excellence, compassion, altruism, respect and empathy.
Currently, there are 187 GHHS chapters comprising over 45,000 students, faculty, and other healthcare leaders.
The list of 2024 Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductees:
Faculty Inductees:
Chaitanya Ahuja, MD
Bruno Alvarez, MD
Dani Zoorob, MD
Resident Inductees:
Mohammad Khan, MD
Mackenzie Latour, MD
Cameron Meyer, DO
Sara Preston, MD
Saman Siddiqui, MD
Rahul Vyas, MD
Student Inductees:
Ivan Alvarez
Christian Bonner
Margaret Boston
Hannah Cowart
Charles Daniel
Annaliesa Fanguy
Mason Favre
Michael Hebert
Christopher Honore
Amanda Husein
Maria Kerrigan
Kirsten Maddox
Sarah Martin
Chizoba Mosieri
Jillian Sandoz
Ashlyn Scheinost
Gaelen Shimkus
Tyler Tran
LeighAnn Vincik
Francesca Weis
Diensn Xing
Noah Young
Bossier City free time calendar
Live music, and notable events for your consideration.
March 8: Whiskey Myers at the BGA.
March 16: The Wilder Blue brings their harmonious collective sound to Louisiana Grandstand.
March 17: Winter Jam at the BGA.
March 22: Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top at the BGA.
March 22: Jason Boland returns with his full band, Delectric Tour, to Louisiana Grandstand.
March 23: Country Music Hall of Famer Marty Stuart brings his world-class band, The Fabulous Superlatives, to Louisiana Grandstand.
March 24: The Love Hard Tour: Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz & Jaheim at the BGA.
April 12: Shreveport Blues Festival: Tucka, King George & Pokey Bear at the BGA.
April 15: The Harlem Globetrotters at the BGA.
April 20: Hank Williams Jr. at the BGA.
May 17: Marc Broussard and his father, Ted, return to the Louisiana Grandstand. Last year, they packed the house and had an unforgettable show. They'll bring another instrumentalist or two with them this year for an even bigger show.
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