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THE ADHD ADVANTAGE
An Interview With Dr. Dale Archer About His New Book By Patricia Broussard There was a time when a diagnosis of ADHD both alarmed and frightened parents. Just the name, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder was enough to scare anyone. That was then. This is now. Local psychiatrist Dale Archer, M.D., has been helping numerous patients »
UNCLE P’S
LEAVING CORRECTLY BB King grew up sharecropper poor in the Mississippi delta. His daddy left the family when he was young, then his mother died young, so he ends up with his grandmother, but she died from diabetes complications. At age 14, BB King was solo in this world. _____ _____ _____ »
JUICE POWER
Pure Press Juicery Promotes Its Passion For A Healthy Lifestyle Story And Photos By Angie Kay Dilmore During a vacation to San Francisco, Hali Habetz and Jason Holder discovered the wonders of cold-pressed green juice. “I was hooked,” says Habetz. The pair was so impressed with the concept of juicing, they researched the benefits »
DISHING IT OUT
Twisted Cooks Located Inside Bourbonz 3436 Ryan St. • Lake Charles • 337-474-2294 A couple of months ago, I decided I wanted to work at finding the areas all out best hamburger. I had posted something in regards to this quest on Facebook and one of the owners from Twisted Cooks, Jerrett Overmyer, contacted »
THERAPY DOGS
Local Children Find Comfort In Dogs By Lydia Crochet The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC), a division of Family and Youth Counseling Agency in Lake Charles, is a program in which forensic interviews are held with children alleged to have been sexually or severely physically abused. The lobby of the CAC is cheerfully decorated to »
TAKING CHARGE
Over With Dear Dr. Archer, I’ve been married since Dec. 2008. My husband is verbally abusive and a loser, and just lost his job because of his marijuana habit. He spends all our money on whatever he wants. I can truly say I hate him. The problem is: I have a 7-year-old who knows »
PIERRE SEZ
Some Of Them Want To Use You Da Eurythmics had a song on de ’80s titled “Sweet Dreams.” In it wuz de lyrics “Some of them want to use you. Some of them want to get used by you. Some of them want to abuse you. And Some of them want to be abused.” »
EXPLORING TAMMANY TRACE
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ANGIE KAY DILMORE On The North Shore Of Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana’s Only Rail-Trail Is A True Gem My husband, Bob, and I were avid bicyclists when we lived in Pennsylvania, and we often rode on the many rail-trails (recreational trails converted from old train tracks, now used for hiking and biking). »
ECONOMICS ETC
Lake Charles Gaming Approaches $1 Billion The Golden Nugget opened in December. And while the casino has had a few ups and downs in its early going (business was off in February and April), it appears to be on track to do close to $300 million in its first 12 months. Before “The Nugget” »
SAY WHAT?!?
By Jeremy Alford “I feel like I’m the last fella who married Elizabeth Taylor,” said Sen. Robert Adley, upon being asked to address a meeting of oil executives during the legislative session that ended recently. “I have no idea what I’m doing up here or how to keep it interesting.” The 2015 regular session »
