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BULLYING IN SWLA: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Bullying Roundtable: Local Experts Discuss Options Available To Victims And Bullies And Their Families Bullying has been in the forefront of news in the last couple of years, with several cases of kids committing
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LEN PAULEY: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
After Losing His 15-Year-Old Daughter Hannah To Suicide In 2011, Len Pauley Is Raising Awareness Of Bullying In An Effort To Save Lives ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Everyone knows the saying “sticks and stones may break your bones,
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PEACEFUL WARRIOR: JOSH QUAYHAGEN
Local Martial Artist Spreads Anti-Bullying Message Local mixed martial arts fighting sensation Josh Quayhagen may have made a name for himself by fighting others. But his message to his students and the youths he
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WILL OUSLEY: ARTIST, POET AND ‘FREAK’ OF BAGDAD
Lake Charles is on the east side of the Calcasieu River, and Westlake, of course, is on the west side. The Calcasieu River turns into the northwest corner of the lake. Before the river
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EARLY DAYS IN WESTLAKE AND BAGDAD
Westlake began to come into being 200 years ago, when Calcasieu River was called Rio Hondo, and both Texas and the Spanish administrators of the Louisiana territory were laying claim to the lands between
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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
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Mayor Roach Honors Leaders in the Arts
On Friday, October 11th, in the Benjamin W. Mount Auditorium at Central School, the Arts Council of SWLA and the City of Lake Charles recognized the contributions of the creative workforce during the annual
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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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The Last Ride Of Cowboy John, Black Bart And The Infamous Leroy
By Todd C. Elliott Nothing lassoed kiddies of the “baby boom” generation like television. Southwest Louisiana children wrangled around their TV sets six days a week to catch a small, Port Arthur-based, NBC-affiliate TV
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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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