Shayne Looper: Better off dead: Life beyond the grave
Death has always been hard to understand — just try explaining it to a child. How strange it is to be speaking to a person you know one minute and find them absent the next. Their body is still present...
View ArticleGriffin Girls hold mini dance camp
The Dutchtown High School Dance Team held their annual summer Dance Mini Camp last week in the school's gym, teaching 186 girls from ages three and up. Schools that attended the camp was Dutchtown,...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Back to dependency
Have your children ever seemed to go backward in their development? Suddenly, it seems, they are unwilling or unable to do the things they had learned to do for and by themselves. In addition, they may...
View ArticleBook Notes: Titles with buzz at BookExpo
One of the most popular events at the annual New York BookExpo — one of this country's largest book industry events — is the Editors' Buzz. Six editors sit on a stage high above a...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Watching someone grow
My name is Tracy G. Robicheaux. I have been a pediatric nurse practitioner for nearly ten years. I work in Donaldsonville for Children’s International Medical Group. Caring for children has been my...
View ArticleHow to make Maine's classic lobster roll
When chefs Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier opened their iconic Arrows Restaurant in Ogunquit, Maine, in 1988, they brought fine dining to a region known mostly for rustic lobster and clam shacks and...
View ArticleMaine, Connecticut both claim lobster roll superiority
As late as 1997, the lobster roll was no more than a lazy, little-known Yankee concoction, the kind of thing that the family might discover on a New England shore during summer vacation. Every summer...
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: Music to nobodys ears
I winced as we sat in the audience of an experimental music concert played by a string quartet. Calling it music was being generous. It was more like the sound of a subway car screeching on the tracks,...
View ArticleAsk Lisa: Can you freeze pineapple?
Q: I saw a good buy on fresh pineapple. Can it be frozen?— P.W., Upper Arlington, OhioA: Yes, fresh pineapple can be frozen, just make sure that you peel it and cut it into chunks before freezing.If...
View ArticleWoman glorifies God following deadly shark attack
The brutal shark attack that took Tiffany Johnson's right arm has given her an unshakeable testimony in God. Without his help, she wouldn't be here today, she told WBTV.
View ArticleRapping for Jesus: Religious hip-hop isn't quite what you think
Across America, a number of artists are putting the beat back in the Beatitudes.
View ArticleLet's Go Glamping!
Ah, the great outdoors. Hike a mountain trail and at the end of an invigorating day, find a secluded glade where you can set up camp with tent and fire pit, ready to rip open a bag of freeze-dried stew...
View ArticleNetworx: 7 cheerful home improvement hacks for kitchen, bath
Does this homeowner scenario sound familiar? Your bathroom or kitchen is looking awfully drab and in your heart, you're longing to go ahead with a complete remodel. However, your bank statement tells...
View ArticleSimply Faithful: Bread of Angels’ praises Lydia’s struggle
Of all the books I've read, historical romance has to be my favorite genre. It reminds me that human relationships are messy — that love is much stronger than a greeting card can capture. And when it's...
View ArticleWatch Captain Mike make his famous lobster rolls
See Captain Mike's lobster rolls come together, and tell us about your favorite foods.
View ArticleToday’s workout: High knee pulse is simple but effective
Do you ever find your self scatterbrained, unfocused, and your thoughts leaving your mind as quick as they came? For some of us this could be a daily occurrence, and for others it comes in seasons....
View ArticleGoing, going, gone: Male pattern baldness a common concern for men
It all started when Derrick Hawthorne was 18 years old.Just a bit in front at first, then more and more until he was left with a ring of hair around the equator, creating a look he calls "the...
View ArticleArea family proud of newly ordained priest
Fr. Jared Paul Rodrigue was ordained a Jesuit Priest on Saturday June 3, 2017 at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fr. Jared is the 26-year-old son of Ronald and Janeen Cox Rodrigue of...
View ArticleLooking Up: Find the starry Northern Crown
The next clear evening gaze upward in the southern sky to behold the Northern Crown.Otherwise known by its Latin name Corona Borealis, this constellation makes a pretty curve of seven stars, forming a...
View ArticleHow clergy can help congregants make peace with death
Many faith leaders are unprepared to help people with end-of-life care decisions, according to recent research.
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