Ask Lisa: Which is better for kids, chips or crackers?
Q: Settle a debate between my husband and me. He says there is no difference between putting Lays Potato Chips or snack crackers in our daughter's lunch (she typically eats the large-sized Wheat...
View ArticleFour Ascension Parish deputies graduate from CARTA; two with top honors
Ascension Parish Deputies Niki Anderson, Ian Bailey, Logan Boudreaux, and Trenton Hebert graduated from the Capital Area Regional Training Academy (CARTA) in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, July 11.Capital...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Working women of WWII
Dear Editor,American Rosie the Riveter Association is trying to locate women who worked on the home front during WWII. Thousands of women worked to support the war effort as riveters, welders,...
View ArticlePreserve Louisiana calls for Board of Director nominations
Preserve Louisiana, a statewide nonprofit preservation organization headquartered in the Old Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge, is accepting nominations for positions on its board of directors to...
View Article3 Things to Do
-Boater's Safety Course: Cabela's in Gonzales is hosting a boaters safety course on Saturday, July 22 in the second floor classroom from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The course includes information on choosing a...
View ArticleLocal athlete competes in field competition
Over the weekend the USA Track and Field National Masters Championship was held at Bernie Moore Stadium in Baton Rouge. Competing in the event was Ascension Parish resident Tanya Whitney.The...
View ArticleIs there a religious way to get angry?
Religious texts generally portray anger as a problematic emotion.
View ArticleSuzette Martinez Standring: Lost her job, then a new calling
After almost 16 years working for a hospital, Winsome Myers lost her job. So close to retirement at age 60, financial fears loomed before her. "If it wasn't for my faith, I'd be a mess. I'd be crying...
View ArticleNetworx: Tree Care: DIY or call a pro?
Did you know that — just like human beings — trees can feel stress? Newly planted young saplings or any trees growing in an urban setting are especially vulnerable. And a stressed-out tree is not a...
View ArticleSimply Faithful: Remembering prayer requests
Growing up in Oklahoma, I've seen my share of tornado damage. I know that brick homes can be reduced to rubble, that grass can be pulled from the soil — that once the winds calm, an emotional storm can...
View ArticleBook Notes: Anything is Possible’ is an ensemble of courageous characters
"Anything is Possible" By Elizabeth Strout. Random House, 2017. 272 pages. $27"Anything Is Possible," Elizabeth Strout's follow-up to "My Name Is Lucy Barton," is a quiet, absorbing work of exceptional...
View ArticleA survivor’s struggle: Many congenital conditions require lifelong medical...
Rachael Goldring was born with congenital heart disease. Had she been born a few decades earlier, she probably would have died as a baby. Now 24, Goldring is part of a population of patients who...
View ArticleTicket to Write: Wildflower Center houses the beauty of Texas
My wife is an avid and expert gardener, so I always feel bad when I visit a lovely garden without her.But not too bad.The beauty of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, assuaged my...
View ArticleLooking Up: Solar eclipses certainly in Top Four
The Great Total Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017 is just under a month away. Those who have any interest at all, surely are eagerly anticipating this long-awaited event. After all, it has been 99 years...
View ArticleMusic and the Spoken Word: Bring them in
In many ways, circumstances haven't changed since the time of the pioneers. People still struggle — not in snowbanks but in grim and difficult circumstances. And who are their rescuers? Perhaps we can be.
View ArticleAttorney general alludes to new religious freedom guidelines in private speech
President Donald Trump's executive order on religious freedom, signed May 4, may be a bigger deal than observers first thought.
View ArticleIt Is What It Is: Sometimes kids get a bad rap just because they’re kids
Kids do stupid s--t. They just do. They're notorious for it. Most of the time, though, they make bad decisions because their brains just aren't mature enough to know better. I know, I've been that kid....
View ArticleHow to defeat adult bullying (with God's help)
Bullying others is not the answer. Let God's teachings be our solution.
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: Friends despite political divide
I was sitting on the floor of a dorm room during my freshman year of college, watching TV with a new friend when the topic of politics came up. It was the fall of 1999 and Bill Clinton was still...
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