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To Bee or Not To Bee
By Madelaine B. Landry “Most people don’t have any idea about all the complicated life going on inside a hive. Bees have a secret life we don’t know anything about.” — Sue Monk Kidd When
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That’s My Pet Foot-Long Goldfish
When Alexandria Miller of Chicago won a two-inch goldfish at a carnival, she assumed he would stay the same size. But since then, Gerald the goldfish has grown to be 12 inches long, and
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Stay Off Of The Bed, Cat
Lacie the Norwegian Forest cat is at the center of a heated two-year-long dispute in Brewerton, N.Y., that has now gone to the state Supreme Court. Original owner Carol Money accuses adoptive owner Danette
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The Daze of the Lockdown
Lagniappe’s three lead writers report on their experiences during the lockdown. CORONAVIRUS NOTEBOOK By Brad Goins Until mid-March, I’d followed the coronavirus story in a curious, and entirely casual, manner. I felt no
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Louisiana COVID-19 Info Line
Information about COVID-19, which has now been classified by the World Health Organization as a “global pandemic,” is evolving every hour, and the United Way of Southwest Louisiana has partnered with the Louisiana Dept.
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That Cigarette Was Lit
A driver in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, caused an “enormous bang” when he lit a cigarette in his closed car after spraying air freshener. Nearby buildings shook from the impact, and the car’s windshield
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Animals Of A Different Color
Wildlife Case File By Kate Hasapes, Private Lands Biologist Have you ever seen a piebald deer? Or perhaps an albino raccoon? What about a black bobcat? While most often wildlife come in typical colors
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Windmill Blades Turning Heads In SWLA
And Once Delivered From The Port Of Lake Charles, They’ll Turn In The Wind To Generate Power What on Earth are those huge, white, feather-shaped objects we see gliding along the railroad tracks at
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Archie The Arsonist Puppy
Archie, a French bulldog/Boston terrier mix who lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his owner, Dee Borkowski, is in the doghouse after a fiery event. As Borkowski watched Archie via her home security camera, he
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The Ice At The Seashore Is Beachin’
In November, thousands of smooth, egg-shaped ice balls accumulated on a long stretch of beach in Hailuoto, Finland, on the Baltic Sea. The icy balls form when turbulent water near the shore breaks up
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