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Myriads Of Ways To Collect Art
Locals Invest In Art For Enjoyment, Healing, And, Sometimes, Profit By Brad Goins The single most common reason for buying a work of art is that the buyer simply likes the art. He’s seen
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‘We Had This Amazing Connection’
This is one of those stories about something that happens at just about exactly the time the magazine hits the stands. So, if you happen to get a copy at the moment it’s hot
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Had It All
Dudley LeBlanc’s Tonic Hadacol Promised Amazing Health Benefits And A Stiff Shot Of Alcohol.What Could Possibly Have Gone Wrong? By Brad Goins One assumes that when a politician rises to high levels, he must have something
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Are You Working? Stop It! Right Now
A loyal reader who called me on Dec. 15 encouraged me to complete a task on the day she called, because, she said, “after today I’ll be out until ‘til the first.” My first
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Walk This Way
Smart Growth In The Lake Area Story By Brad Goins The Lake Charles Metro Area is making progress in several of the basic principles of smart growth. But in a couple of these principles,
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I Hear An Orchestra
Christopher Gunther’s Crusade To Teach Calcasieu Students Strings By Brad Goins In the last decade, education’s meant different things in different parts of the country. In Louisiana, it’s meant big budget cuts. When it
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In Survival Mode
A New Louisiana Tax On Precious Metals Leaves Area Dealers In Dire Straits By Brad Goins Many Louisianans were thrown for a loop last year when the Louisiana Legislature decided to increase the state’s
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Keep An Eye Peeled
Before long, the entire wall space of the old Rikenjaks building will be covered by works by local artists. That’s an especially big deal when you consider that none of the recent tenants have
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IS DETENTION IN ORDER?
SOME WONDER WHETHER A LAKE AREA DETENTION POND IS HELPING OR HURTING THE DRAINAGE SITUATION STORY BY BRAD GOINS IMAGES WITH NOTATIONS POSTED BY DAN RHODES ON CITIZENS OF MOSS BLUFF ~ BE INFORMED
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Hawke: Louisiana Actor And Musician
The highly promoted remake of The Magnificent Seven, whose stars include Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt, was shot last year in Baton Rouge. Another of the film’s stars was Ethan Hawke. Hawke must have
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