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CAN A FLU SHOT GIVE YOU THE FLU?
Timothy Neidigh Clears Up Misconceptions About The Flu • By Brad Goins Will getting a flu shot ever give you the flu? Ask family nurse practitioner Timothy Neidigh this question and you’ll find that school is in session. Neidigh has definite opinions about the matter and he doesn’t beat around the bush. “The flu »
ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST JINDAL?
A lawmaker from Assumption Parish and a group of senior citizens from south Louisiana say they may file litigation against the administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal to address a variety of issues related to the Office of Elderly Affairs. At the heart of the possible lawsuit is the ongoing debate over the creation of »
SINGLE PARENT
Dear Dr. Archer, My daughter is an A student and has just entered high school. She hasn’t seen her father in over a year, and has not spoken to him in over six months. He has made no attempt to see her, and though she says she doesn’t care, I believe she is angry »
SULPHUR MAYOR’S RACE GETTIN’ CROWDED
On April 5, voters in Sulphur will go to de polls to vote on de City Council an’, I’m shore, de usual taxes an’ state amendments. But de important race will be for mayor. Incumbent Mayor Chris Duncan haz announced he’s in de race for a second term. Two-term Mayor Ron LeLeux, who los’ »
ABOUT TOWN
— From Clovis the Cat comes word that the Hobo Hotel for Cats and Kittens is seeking donations of art works by Lake Area artists. These local works of art are needed for the Sweet Art Silent Auction that will take place at the Imperial Calcasieu Museum in Lake Charles on Saturday, Feb. 15 »
CRAPPY DRIVERS
They Annoy You. They Terrify You. What Makes Some Local Drivers Do Such Dumb And Dangerous Things? • By Brad Goins Louisiana driving behaviors have been a big topic in area news lately. It all started on Dec. 16, when a study released by CarInsurance Comparison.com reported that among the 50 states, Louisiana »
A DIFFERENT APPROACH
There are different strokes for different folks. Sometimes there are tons of ways to approach the subject, but it is, of course, the end result that counts. All your choices are good ones when you can achieve your objective. It feels so good when a plan comes together. There are certain accepted practices in »
EVERYTHING MUST BE SOCIAL
Everything Must Be Social It doesn’t take very keen powers of observation to notice that many people in Lake Charles spend large amounts of time sitting in chairs on their front porches. When I noticed this, the first thing that occurred to me is the thing that still occurs to me, namely, that people »
DR. HENRY CARTER
DeRidder Physician’s Career Includes Family Medicine Practice, Mission Trips To Honduras, Free Clinic • By Karla Wall Having just retired last July, Dr. Henry Carter, 85, can look back on a long career of helping others with some justifiable pride, but when he does, he looks back with pride not on his own accomplishments, »
