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SOCIAL FEARS
Dear Dr. Archer, I have a severe case of social anxiety disorder that started when I was a child. I was picked on at school for having a large birthmark on my forehead. Can being teased and picked on as a kid cause all this anxiety? I avoid all social situations so I will »
KAREN LAMBERT CLAPP GO GROUP DIRECTOR
STORY BY SCOTT E. RAYMOND PHOTOS BY LINDSEY JANIES Karen Lambert Clapp, 31, is a home-grown, experienced marketing professional with an accomplished track record of success. Announced by the GO Group (Southwest Louisiana Task Force for Growth and Opportunity) in February of this year as its director, Clapp appears to be an excellent fit »
GO WITH THE FLOW
Sometimes you have to just go with the flow. Fishermen who have the know-how to adjust to the conditions consistently put more fish in the boat. If the weather isn’t conducive to your preferred method of fishing — change! The fish adapt their feeding patterns to current conditions, and so must the effective anglers. »
WALL JEWELRY
The Fused Glass Art Of Frank Thompson By Karla Wall Local artist and craftsman Frank Thompson’s mother, not too long ago, showed him a piece of children’s art, obviously a kindergartner’s or a primary school student’s class project. It was a piece of paper, layered over with colored pieces of construction paper in odd »
THE COUNTRY CLUB
2550 Golden Nugget Blvd. • 337-508-4103 Everyone knows that I truly am all about supporting local businesses, and I rarely write about any large mega-funded locations as I feel they don’t need any help from me to make money. And even if I wrote a negative piece about them, they would be unfazed by »
SOMETIMES OLD BULBS BURN BRIGHTEST
I prefer my bananas young, but an older avocado is a readier avocado. My youth seemed all foot-on-the-gas, squinting through a dirty windshield and the steering much neglected. I got to here somehow, but the tires ain’t happy, and the bumpers are bent to hell. If my first grade teacher would’ve piled every book »
TRUMPTOPIA: WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT?
Trumptopia: it will be fantastic, amazing, you’ll love it! Imagine a world where America is great again. The dummies who presided over the decline of our nation have been fired; our enemies fear us while our friends respect us; our economy is booming and wages are rising since we sent home all the foreigners »
QUESTIONS ANSWERED…WELL, SOME OF THEM
The Southeastern Louisiana game was sitting on the schedule like an upcoming family reunion that you were either dreading more than a root canal or anxiously counting the days to. It depended on your perspective. Needless to say, it was a game circled in red that would determine the early lead in the Southland »
CANCER, INHERITED
Carriers Of Gene Mutation Face Higher Risk Of Breast Cancer By Lydia Crochet What would you do if you were told you have an 87-percent chance of developing cancer in your lifetime? Would you take extreme preventative measures? Would you panic? For some women, this risk is a reality. In 2013, actress Angelina Jolie »
THE SLOPPY TACO
Ryan St. and Pine St., Lake Charles Ship To Shore lot on Lake St., Lake Charles So several months back I saw that we had a new food truck in town called the Sloppy Taco. I was curious about this. But they didn’t have a set location schedule, so I hadn’t made it out »
