Travel: Seattle’s visitors can sample foodie delights on Pike Place tours
SEATTLE — Although Portland might get more publicity, knowledgeable foodies know that Seattle might just have the best restaurant, cocktail and coffee scene in the Pacific Northwest.Seattle's love...
View ArticleTicket to Write: Tolls take bigger bite from rental-car drivers
New technology can be a wonderful thing for travelers.Siri, my electronic iPhone pal, has helped me successfully navigate countless miles of unfamiliar highway. She also has tried to drown me in the...
View ArticleLooking Up: Royal couple reigns in the northern sky
Take a look the next clear September evening, for the Royal Couple riding high. They are not Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. They are not Prince William and his wife,...
View ArticleMusic and the Spoken Word: Look up and look around
We can look up to heaven and look to each other a little more and glory in our wonderful world and the people in it. Amazing things can happen in the heavens and in our hearts if we look for them.
View ArticleThe Protestant Reformation's other great writer
He left behind one of the great literary monuments of Reformation theology, as well as a controversial attempt to build a godly state in the city of Geneva.
View ArticleIt Is What It Is: It’s time to cut ourselves some slack
Ok, in the balls-to-the-wall world we live in, where most of us feel like we can't move fast enough to get it all done, it's time we take a pause and cut ourselves some real slack. Like actual, real...
View ArticleAscension Briefs September 18
Early voting begins September 30 – October 7Don’t forget to Geaux Vote! Early voting for the October 14, 2017 Primary election will begin on Saturday, September 30 through October 7. This election is...
View ArticleHot air balloon pilots ready to fly at weekend festival
Local hot air balloon pilots are gearing up for this weekend's Ascension Hot Air Balloon Festival. Robert Ambeau has been flying balloons for 30 years, and you can see the master pilot this Friday,...
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: The power of positive parenting
All parents want their child to behave.You love your kids, teach them manners, values and instill morals. You teach them the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. You hope and pray that you...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Differences in children and parents
Once the idea was that children are born as blank slates, written on by their parents — especially mothers — who were then responsible for who they became. In recent years, we have come to understand...
View ArticleMayo: New uses for an old favorite
Depending on the region where you grew up or your family traditions, you're probably loyal to one brand of ready-made mayonnaise and one brand only.
View ArticleBook Notes: The cooling of a friendship in The Burning Girl’
"The Burning Girl" By Claire Messud. W.W. Norton & Co., 2017. 256 pages. $25.95Children are ill-equipped for the perils they encounter, not to mention those they gleefully pursue. Thus the enduring...
View ArticleSt. Amant HS celebrates homecoming
The St. Amant High School Gators celebrated homecoming week with a huge parade and pep rally Thursday at The Pit.Firetrucks filled with football players and cheerleaders rolled through the streets of...
View ArticleAPSO opens Waguespack Park
"Now we are looking for our deputies and our supervisors to build trust in the community, mutual respect, to collaborate with the community and to move community policing into a whole new realm. How...
View ArticleMan behind Houmas mystique: Craig Black
A true jack of all trades, Black learned at a young age that being hands on is the best way to learn. His dad put tools in his hands as a child, and Black figured things out from there. He said if you...
View ArticleAre you truly ready to meet the Lord?
The Gift of Life…"Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.' John 6:35 NIVLife is like a fragile flower whose...
View Article3 Things to do September 20
1. Ascension Hot Air Balloon Festival - Join the parish for the annual Hot Air Balloon Fest this weekend at Lamar Dixon Expo center. This will be the first festival in two years, since due to flooding...
View ArticleSU presents medical marijuana vendor recommendation to board
Approving a vendor is the last major hurdle to start the process of producing the state's cannabis. The university has not yet chosen a location for the secure indoor growing facility, which will be...
View ArticleIn defense of the most basic drink in America, the Pumpkin Spice Latte
Fall is finally here! It's still 90 degrees outside and hotter than most place's summer, but it's here! And with it comes the best thing about the season, Pumpkin Spice Lattes.Renown for being in the...
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