Networx: How to prepare your home for a successful open house
Planning to sell your home? In many locations, holding a real estate open house or two is the way to go. It's a method of bringing in a number of prospective buyers (and sometimes other brokers) within...
View ArticleSimply Faithful: Sacrifice one season to enjoy many
Anytime I go to the post office I try to take the long way home. I drive over by the yachts, by the pier and the lake that looks like an ocean.Even after all these years of living near Lake Ontario, I...
View ArticleHere’s How: Build a simple carport next to your garage
Dear James: Our mother just moved in with us, so we could use a carport. There is room next to our garage. What is a simple, low-cost carport design we can build? — Samantha T.Dear Samantha: Building a...
View ArticleIncreasing Interest in Beekeeping as a Hobby
There have been many reports in recent years about the challenges for survival of native bee populations, as well as an increasing public interest in the hobby of beekeeping.The number of local or area...
View ArticleLooking Up: Watch the Moon cover a bright star
This Saturday evening, March 4, 2017, the First Quarter Moon passes in front of a bright red-orange star by the name of Aldebaran. Visible from across most of the United States, the sight of a bright...
View ArticleIVF Grant Open for Couples Struggling to Conceive
Two couples facing medical and financial roadblocks to having a baby will receive grants for a free cycle of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) through a program called the Gift of Hope.Eligibility requires...
View ArticleLSU AgCenter offering food safety short course: cooking for large groups
The LSU AgCenter is looking for interested people who prepare food for large groups to take part in a food safety training program.Whether you are an individual or are part of a team who prepares large...
View ArticleA Catholic high school just made millions by investing in Snapchat
According to CNNTech's Seth Fiegerman, Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California, invested $15,000 in Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, back in 2012.
View ArticleAscension Special Olympic Athletes compete in Field Day
Dutchtown High School's Griffin Stadium was the host of this years Ascension Special Olympics of Louisiana (SOLA) Field Day. Over 100 Special Olympic Athletes, and 200 volunteers, gathered for a day...
View ArticleTwo Ascension residents honored with prestigious award
March kicks off Women's History month, a month long dedication that highlights the importance of women in history and society. In the spirit of this annual celebration, the LSU Women's Center is...
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: A change for the better
You could say that we timed the birth of our three children well: We've never had more than one child in diapers at a time.While there is an upside to this — we never had to buy diapers for multiple...
View ArticleShayne Looper: Grumbling: A disease knowingly transmitted
A recent study suggests that people bond more securely over shared dislikes than over mutual enthusiasms. Spouses will apparently attach more closely over a common hatred for hip-hop than over a shared...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Just say no
A little two-letter word with so much power. When children begin to talk that is often one of their first words. A word of defiance letting parents know they have their own wishes. For parents, it is a...
View ArticleOutstanding Gonzales student wins national award
An eighth-grade student at Gonzales Middle School, Skye Milan Taylor, was recently featured in the United States Achievement Academy's (USAA) Official Yearbook.Taylor was a US National Award Winner in...
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: Journey to the Center of the Shed
One of the things I was really excited about when we moved to the suburbs was having a shed. I imagined something pretty with flower-filled window boxes, organized shelves of potting tools, and rakes...
View ArticleBreaking Bread: GMO labeling due on packaged foods by summer 2018
Last year, Congress passed a law requiring that foods containing genetically modified ingredients reveal that on their labels.By the summer of 2018, the marketing division of the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleAsk Lisa: Which has more caffeine: Light- or dark-roast coffee?
Q: Which has more caffeine: Light- or dark-roast coffee?— Rebecca Click, Warren, OhioA: All of my research indicates that the caffeine content in the two is virtually the same.Light-roast fans tend to...
View ArticleUDC holds Mardi Gras themed meeting
The monthly meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was held on Feb. 21 at the Tee Joe Gonzales Museum. The theme of the meeting was Mardi Gras Madness and was hosted by Lorraine Gautreau....
View ArticleReligion News: Non-Jews can now be accepted by Conservative synagogues
WEEK IN RELIGIONThe United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, the body that governs America's second-largest stream of Judaism, recently sanctioned the practice of welcoming non-Jews as members....
View ArticleIn Good Faith: The call of the wild
"And one was a soldier and one was a priest and one was killed by a fierce wild beast."This has always been one of my favorite lines from any hymn in any hymnal in any tradition. It comes from "I sing...
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