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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
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
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
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
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
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 »
FROM OUTHOUSE TO PENTHOUSE
It is just a matter of time. If you hunt long enough, the question isn’t if it’s going to happen, but when. Sooner or later, you’re going to miss a shot. For a myriad of reasons, or excuses, it’s just not meant to be. It was all happening in Pike County, Ill. The bucks »
THE FUTURE IS NOW
You’ve heard the sporting phrase ”win now.” It no longer applies to just professional ranks. In the college games, coaches and administrators, like it or not, have adopted that mantra and own the philosophy of “eye toward the future but win now while going there.” McNeese head football coach Matt Viator has stated on »
THE TRIFECTA
The Greenhouse Salad Co. • 3625 Nelson Rd Suite D Lake Charles • 337-214-2975 So, Chelsea and I had some time the other night and we decided to go check out a new salad place on Nelson Road named The Greenhouse Salad Co. The place was cute on the inside. I would have thought it »
FUN FITNESS
Jeno Giordano Opens SwingFit, A New, Innovative Fitness Center You won’t find heavy weights in the SwingFit fitness center, opened recently at 1881 Easy St. (off Nelson Rd.) in Lake Charles. You won’t find benches, step platforms, treadmills, spin bikes, or any other traditional exercise equipment. What you will find is a fun, »
