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WENDY COLONNA’S MUSICAL AND PERSONAL ‘RESURRECTION’

Brad Goins November 7, 2013 Comments Off on WENDY COLONNA’S MUSICAL AND PERSONAL ‘RESURRECTION’

By Brad Goins Wendy Colonna, one of the best known musicians of our area and of Austin as well, just came within a hair’s breadth of giving up music altogether. She was in the midst

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CATS ARE BECOMING LIKE US

Brad Goins November 4, 2013 Comments Off on CATS ARE BECOMING LIKE US

It all started one night when our cats lay down in a semi-circle on the floor, right in front of the television. Our middle cat, Baxter, had, at times, noticed the television in the

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Creative, Collaborative, Local

Brad Goins October 10, 2013 Comments Off on Creative, Collaborative, Local

The Beautiful Legacy Of The Lake Charles Civic Ballet Is Poetry In Motion By Brad Goins   As the Lake Charles Civic Ballet moves into its 45th year, it keeps “a very clear vision

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Grand Design

Brad Goins October 9, 2013 Comments Off on Grand Design

The Great Altar’s Journey To The Cathedral Of The Immaculate Conception  Story By Brad Goins • Photos By Victor Monsour   There was a time — long ago — when it was feared that

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LOUISIANA’S HEALTH PLAN

Brad Goins October 3, 2013 Comments Off on LOUISIANA’S HEALTH PLAN

The Basics  By Brad Goins   Each state will have its own version of the new Affordable Health Care plan. If you’re a Louisiana resident, this guide should give you the info you need

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LOUISIANA’S TOP NAVIGATOR

Brad Goins October 3, 2013 Comments Off on LOUISIANA’S TOP NAVIGATOR

Brian Burton Of Maplewood Is Heading Up Louisiana’s Navigator Effort By Brad Goins Central to the new health care act will be the role of people who are called “navigators.” These are individuals who

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THE NEW WAGON RUT

Brad Goins October 3, 2013 Comments Off on THE NEW WAGON RUT

I don’t think anybody would call what’s going on in the big little town of Wagon Rut an economic boom. But some new businesses are opening, and folks are starting to take note. The

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READY TO FIRE

Brad Goins September 19, 2013 Comments Off on READY TO FIRE

Not long ago, the Up Fronter reviewed the first CD by local band The Loaded 44RZ. The band has stayed in business and just dropped a new, full-length, high-octane CD titled Ready To Fire.

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ON DICTATORS

Brad Goins September 19, 2013 Comments Off on ON DICTATORS

In his most recent comedy, Sasha Baron Cohen plays an especially vile dictator — the murderous Gen. Aladeen, who lords it over the mythical Republic of Wadiya. At one point in the film, one

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The Very Worst Of Up Front

Brad Goins September 5, 2013 Comments Off on The Very Worst Of Up Front

Welcome to this special 30th anniversary selection of the very worst stories that have appeared in the “Up Front” column in the last five years — which are the years that have passed since

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