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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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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.
Read More »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
Read More »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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