Networx: Chipped plaster is an easy DIY fix
There's just one problem with plaster (which was the wall finish of choice before drywall rose to popularity in the 60s). If you have a home with plastered walls, it's so darn easy for a nice smooth...
View ArticleSimply Faithful: Trusting the author
Grandma Gregory could spin a tale like nobody's business. She'd take a routine trip to the corner store and turn it into the kind of story that you'd asked her to tell again and again.And when she...
View ArticleShayne Looper: It’s not the way it’s supposed to be
Orthodox Christianity has, at least from the time of Augustine, upheld the doctrine of original sin. According to the church, the first man's rebellion against his creator left all humanity guilty...
View ArticleShayne Looper: A little exercise in talking to oneself
In his 1972 short story, "The Other," Jorge Luis Borges pictures himself in Cambridge, Massachusetts, sitting on a bench overlooking the Charles River. Someone sits on the other end of the bench whom...
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: A shampoo by any other name
"What's in the bag?" I asked my mother as she got into the car. She had just come out of the hair salon and apparently had been talked into buying some high-end hair products."New shampoo," she said...
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: Say yes to the tress’
When my hairstylist announced that she was expecting a baby and would be taking a three-month maternity leave, my reaction was like the Kubler-Ross Five Stages of Grief. First there was denial."Are you...
View ArticleAs they grieve the loss of a loved one, families look for burial compromises
Shifting norms around burial make navigating religion and relationship conflict even more difficult for surviving family members.
View ArticleGMS students selected for Duke Talent Search Program
On September 13, 2017, these Gonzales Middle School 7th Graders were selected to participate in the Duke Talent Search Program because they scored at or above the 95th percentile on the LEAP Test in...
View ArticleTravel: Paducah, Kentucky, a river town with rich past
PADUCAH, Kentucky — Founded near the confluence of the Tennessee and Ohio rivers, this western Kentucky town has always looked to the rivers for commerce, transportation and culture.Paducah has been a...
View ArticleVisual arts students at LSMSA visit Chimp Haven
Five visual arts students and an instructor from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts visited the Chimp Haven chimpanzee rescue in Keithville on Saturday, Sept. 16. During the visit,...
View ArticleTicket to Write: Illinois’ Metropolis all about Superman
The city Superman calls home seems smaller in person. There aren't even any tall buildings to leap in a single bound.Metropolis, at least the one in Illinois, could pass for any small Midwestern burg —...
View ArticleArrest Report September 21
September 7Toncrey, Nicole, 48, 13389 Old Dutchtown Ave, Gonzales, Domestic Abuse BatteryHerbert, Craig Jerome, 27, 211 Lucky St. Plattenville, Failure to Appear-Bench WarrantBaker, Jammie, 32, 1206...
View ArticleLooking Up: Locate Neptune with binoculars
If you have a pair of 7x 35 binoculars (or larger), try and spot the planet Neptune the next clear night. I suspect that not many on the block can say they have seen Neptune. The eighth planet from the...
View ArticleForget the chips: Eating healthful lunches improves kids’ attention, energy...
Candy. Chocolate chip cookies. Pancakes with smiley faces.With the start of the new school year, parents can get answers like these when they ask their kids, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"Most...
View Article20 powerful blessings to pray over your marriage
God, the greatest supporter of marriage, will help you when you both kneel together and ask him for help.
View ArticleMusic and the Spoken Word: The Tabernacle — a beloved companion and friend
The Tabernacle on Temple Square has been the well-known home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for 150 years. Millions have entered these walls since it was completed in 1867, and millions more will enter...
View ArticleACHS celebrates homecoming this weekend
Game will be against Covenant Christian Academy of Houma.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Much thanks to Volunteer Ascension
Our hearts were completely shattered a year ago, here in Ascension, but our faith remained strong, and we survived. We survived to make a difference in so many lives yesterday in Texas.
View ArticleGonzales police officer teaches little boy about community policing
One of Gonzales' finest helped a little boy become a police officer for a day.Natasha Henderson saw her neighbor's grandson Jake, 4, dressed as a police officer when he was playing in the neighborhood...
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