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WHY U.S. ‘LIBERALS’ AREN’T LIBERAL

April 2, 2015, Comments Off on WHY U.S. ‘LIBERALS’ AREN’T LIBERAL

Liberalism:  “The political doctrine that takes protecting and enhancing the freedom of the individual to be the central problem of politics. Liberals typically believe that government is necessary to protect individuals from being harmed by others; but they also recognize that government itself can pose a threat to liberty.  “As the revolutionary American pamphleteer »

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA’S FORGOTTEN BEACHES

March 25, 2015, Comments Off on SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA’S FORGOTTEN BEACHES

With 397 miles of coastline, the great state of Louisiana has the third longest coastline in the continental United States, after Florida and California.  Almost 100 miles of that shoreline is in Cameron Parish. In fact, only 14 continental states have more coastline than Cameron Parish has all by itself. It is the third »

FROM MILITARY MAN TO MASTER GARDENER: THE STORY OF MAJ. GEN. ERBON WISE

March 25, 2015, Comments Off on FROM MILITARY MAN TO MASTER GARDENER: THE STORY OF MAJ. GEN. ERBON WISE

Story and color photos by Angie Kay Dilmore In Southwest Louisiana, a treasure can be found around every turn of the road. One of these treasures is the Tall Pines Ranch — a 40-acre piece of paradise tucked away four miles north of Sulphur. The real treasure here isn’t only the property. It’s also »

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA BAR GUIDE

March 25, 2015, Comments Off on SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA BAR GUIDE

A Personal Tour Of 15 Local Bars, 15 Specialty House Drinks And 15 Unique Experiences It’s no secret that Southwest Louisiana knows how to have a good time. But the million dollar question might just be what drink of choice most look to when they’re ready to have a great time. And there are »

NOT PUNCHING THE GAS THROUGH THE YELLOW LIGHT

March 25, 2015, Comments Off on NOT PUNCHING THE GAS THROUGH THE YELLOW LIGHT

I feel eyes upon me. Some percent of you have been following these stories from way back, and others joined recently, and almost all of you who will read this story have followed the recent stories, where I walked my father from cancer diagnosis to cemetery. Some of you are ahead of me. You »

FLASHLIGHTS ARE NOT HEADLIGHTS

March 25, 2015, Comments Off on FLASHLIGHTS ARE NOT HEADLIGHTS

The Knoxville, Tenn., Police Dept. recently reminded motorists that all vehicles need working headlights for night driving. Included was a recent department photo of the car of a Sweetwater, Tenn., motorist who was ticketed twice on the same evening for using “headlights” that were only flashlights tied to his bumper with bungee cords.   »

LEAVE THE BULLY

March 25, 2015, Comments Off on LEAVE THE BULLY

Dear Dr. Archer, I am 47 years old, and I have been married to the same man for 20 years. Before that, I was married to a man who constantly cheated on me.  My current husband had an affair during our fourth year of marriage. He left for two months, but returned with the »

BUFFI’S PEAUX BOYS & HOMECOOKING

March 25, 2015, Comments Off on BUFFI’S PEAUX BOYS & HOMECOOKING

3620 Gerstner Memorial Blvd., Lake Charles • 337-656-2883   One of the advantages of my Monday-Friday job is that I get taken to lunch as often as I want. My Blueline Equipment rep Lenny Parker recently took me to Buffi’s Peaux Boys And Home Cooking on Highway 14. I must admit, I requested the »

SECOND MAJOR LAKE CHARLES PHOTO BOOK

March 25, 2015, Comments Off on SECOND MAJOR LAKE CHARLES PHOTO BOOK

For the second time, the prestigious Images of Modern America series has released a book devoted entirely to Lake Charles. This one, titled simply Lake Charles, was authored and collated by Jessica Hutchings. Hutchings, a librarian at McNeese, was a co-author of the first Images volume on the city. Hutchings makes the direction of »

GOING THROUGH THE STUFF

March 5, 2015, Comments Off on GOING THROUGH THE STUFF

My father’s grandfather, J.P., did well for himself, by rural 1930’s standards. Starting with nothing he became a landowner, was the first in the community to own a vehicle, to have a phone, to paint his house, to have a concrete walk up to his front porch. When I was a kid great-grandpa was »