Shayne Looper: A Christmas case of mistaken identity
You either love Christmas or you hate it, or you do both at different times. The playwright George Bernard Shaw clearly hated it. He wrote, "Christmas is forced upon a reluctant and disgusted nation by...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Misleading behavior
From our children's infancy on, as parents we learn about them from their behavior. When babies cry, or are fussy, we try to figure out if this means they are hungry, tired, need to have a diaper...
View Article5 hacks for navigating those holiday emergency room visits with kids
The holidays are a busy time in ERs. Parents need to know both where and how to get the care their child needs. The landscape can be confusing and that, layered on top of an emotionally charged and...
View ArticleSuzette Martinez Standring: Merry Christmas is not a greeting, it’s a blessing
Merry Christmas! It's a greeting that celebrates light in a too-dark world. For Christians, the heartbeat of Jesus Christ's message is humility and service. "Merry Christmas" is about love triumphing...
View ArticleHow to protect leftover wine from its enemy: Oxygen
You've drained a slew of bottles _ you and your good-time crew _ and if tonight were a movie, the credits would be rolling right about now. Time to sleep it off. Live to sip another day. But there's...
View ArticlePainting pointers to turn a blah room beautiful
Painting is the easiest, least expensive and single most transformative tool in all of interior design. Paint can change the mood of a room and your perception of its size. It can spotlight overlooked...
View ArticleAsk Lisa: Stabilize whipped cream to keep peaks stiff
Q: For Thanksgiving 2015, I whipped a quart of cream and traveled 150 miles with it in a cooler. It held up well. This year I did the same thing, but our Thanksgiving dinner was two hours later. The...
View ArticleWhether you should worry about lying to kids about Santa, according to...
It's the time of year for that most festive of holiday traditions: lying to your children.As a country, we expend a huge amount of energy convincing our kids of the existence of Santa. In one survey,...
View ArticleIn Good Faith: In the bleak midwinter?
Judging by the weekend weather forecast, it looks like we, yet again, won't be getting that white Christmas we've been dreaming of. Bing Crosby can sing his heart out on the 24-hour Christmas music...
View ArticleHow food labels could change in 2017
Parents will find it easier to know what they're feeding their children in 2017, thanks to new regulations that require restaurants and food manufacturers to reveal more about what's in the food they...
View ArticleA traditional Gonzales Garden Club Christmas
The ladies of the Gonzales Garden Club met at President Priscilla Monson’s home in Prairieville for their traditional Christmas gathering on Dec. 7. The club donated grocery items for the Carpenter’s...
View ArticleCentral Primary attends Beta Day
Saturday, Nov. 12, was District Beta Day, and it was amazing. Central Primary Beta Club participated in several competitions and did a great job.Our Quiz Bowl team [...]
View ArticleEA Debate Team places at debate tournament
The East Ascension High School Speech and Debate Team was awarded fifth place at the 46th Annual St. Augustine High School Speech and Debate Tournament held in New Orleans Dec. 3 and Dec. 4. The...
View ArticleA smaller footprint's glass slipper
Nicholas Herman and his wife, Shannon Claire Smith, had dreamed for years of moving from Charlotte, N.C., to Washington. In April 2014, Herman, 30, flew to Washington for a job interview. When Smith,...
View ArticleGoMS November Bulldog Buck Bonanza Winners
On Thursday, Dec. 1, Gonzales Middle School announced the November Bulldog Buck Bonanza Winners. Students earn Bulldog Bucks throughout the month for academics and positive behavior. They use the...
View ArticleGoMS raises money for Volunteer Ascension
On Dec. 5, Gonzales Middle School presented Sherry Denig of Volunteer Ascension with $332 raised by students during a recent Dress Down Day.
View ArticleSouthern Rail Commission announces funding for Passenger Rail Stations
The Southern Rail Commission (SRC) has announced the allocations for more than $2 million in funding through theFederal Railroad Administration (FRA) to 11 communities in Alabama, Mississippi and...
View Article'Netflix for Christians' is about to make their content even more...
PureFlix.com (known as “Netflix for Christians”) announced on Monday that it will soon join forces with ClearPlay, a streaming service that filters content and films through Google Play.
View ArticleReligion News: Jailed Spanish priest freed by Pope Francis
WEEK IN RELIGIONA Spanish priest who was sentenced to jail for 18 months by a Vatican court for leaking confidential information to journalists was granted an early release by Pope Francis earlier this...
View ArticleIs Christmas still a religious holiday?
As the Pew Research Center found in 2013, about 81 percent of non-Christians celebrate Christmas in the United States.
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