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View ArticleLSMSA offers FASTrack application for admission
Realizing that many families and schools across the southern region have been impacted by the disastrous flood waters this past week, the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts has reopened...
View ArticleReligion News: Catholics, Lutherans put differences aside
WEEK IN RELIGIONAfter nearly 500 years of division, the Roman Catholic Church and Lutherans are putting their differences aside. In a nearly unanimous vote on Aug. 10, the 2016 Evangelical Lutheran...
View ArticleNetworx: Back-to-school home improvement: Get your house in gear
Where did the summer go? It seems like the end-of-school party was just yesterday, and now all of a sudden we're getting ready to send the kids back to class. While you busy yourself stocking up on...
View ArticleA retro design style is slowly becoming timeless
Design trends come and go, but is mid-century modern forever? The minimalist movement that first swept through U.S. suburbs in the 1940s and '50s has gone through so many streaks of popularity over the...
View ArticleThe threat of Zika is reshaping operations at hospitals across the country
The threat of Zika virus is reshaping operations at hospitals across the country, as medical teams rush to figure out how best to provide care for pregnant women with the disease and monitor and treat...
View ArticleZucchini tart recipe will make you wish you had planted more, not less
Days later, a row of slim, green aliens stood at attention. I offered drinks, snacks and encouragement. The stalks swayed, silent in their pointed hats. I hope that means they like it here. If so, I'll...
View ArticleI try to keep my child-free friends in my life, but it rarely works
I felt for my college buddy who was so traumatized by his childhood that he had no desire to procreate. And of course I sympathize with all my gorgeous girlfriends who haven't met the right man yet, or...
View ArticleDid this sheriff's controversial Facebook post about Jesus violate atheists'...
A Tennessee sheriff's Facebook post on Easter Sunday that proclaimed "He is risen" — a reference to the Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead — will reportedly cost his county $41,000.
View ArticleWhat counts as a hate crime?
An imam and his assistant were shot and killed in Queens on Saturday. NYPD officials won't yet use the "hate crime" label.
View ArticleThis is what a dietician eats in an average day
If you want to be fiercely healthy, surround yourself with advice from those who _really_understand food, nutrients and how it all affects your body. We've taken a look at what multiple registered...
View ArticleMy parents' happy marriage ruined my love life
My parents' relationship was strong, a contrast to the divorces and separations plaguing other families as I was growing up in the 1970s. Having grown up in a stable, loving household, I was supposed...
View ArticleSoylent is branching out beyond liquid nutrition with its new energy bar
The bar marks a departure from Soylent's previous products, which in the past have been drinks and powders designed to replace entire meals — Soylent markets the new bar as a "snack or small meal."
View ArticleLegos move from the playroom to the garden in 'Nature Connects'
Imagine a 60-pound bumblebee, a seven-foot-tall rose or a butterfly with a five-foot wingspan. You can actually see these and 24 more incredible Lego sculptures at the "Nature Connects" exhibit at...
View ArticleCongresswoman reveals what she believes people get wrong about faith and...
A Republican congresswoman from North Carolina believes the public is often given the wrong impression about Washington, telling "The Church Boys" podcast that politicians actually get along "much...
View ArticleHome Help: 5 ways to turn your deck from drab to fab
TIP OF THE WEEKIs your deck living up to its full potential? After a few years of wind, rain and general use, a deck might begin to lose its beauty, making it tough to relax on deck or entertain your...
View ArticleAugust Yards of the Month
The Gonzales Garden Club chose two locations for the August Yards of the Month. The home of Terry and Conchita Richey at 1221 N. Anita Avenue was selected as the Residential Yard of the Month Award....
View ArticleFootball coach who was fired after refusing to stop praying on the 50-yard...
A high school football coach has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, alleging that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was fired for refusing to stop praying at the 50-yard line...
View ArticleCollege students say they care about interfaith cooperation — are school...
A new survey explores how new college students feel about religious diversity and urges school leaders to provide more interfaith programming.
View ArticleIt Is What It Is: My Olympic dream
It's over. The Olympics. And I couldn't be more disappointed to see it end. Because for those magical 16 days that I got to tune in, almost 24-hours-a-day, and watch the best of the best compete...
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