Lifestyles Columnists
Rev. Loyd Sowers
A Country Boy’s Reflections: A Way Back from the Edge of America’s Abyss
What can we do? Our sense of inadequacy whispers to us, “I can’t do much. I am only one person.” If we feel strong of ourselves, we are apt to look to ourselves, and to think that we can manage ve...
Jul 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nicole Rogers
Nicole’s Niche: Puppy love
So, there’s a new love in my life. Her name is Monroe, and she is my new Boston Terrier puppy. Before I even started my official first day at the paper, my boss and I found out we were kindred spi...
Jul 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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“Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go” by Lucille O’Neal, c.2010, $22.99 / $28.99, 256 pages
The Bookworm Sez: Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go
With truly mixed feelings, you awaited the day. On one hand, you couldn’t wait to see your child take his first steps. It was you, after all, who helped him practice by holding his little fingers a...
Jul 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rev. Loyd Sowers
A Country Boy’s Reflections: Now a Floundering Nation—Robbed of Its Godly Heritage
Our country has wickedly wandered far away from God and is floundering in the deep waters of confusion. When the Supreme Court declared prayer in our schools to be unconstitutional, on June 25, 196...
Jul 22, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Errol Domingues
The President’s Column: A weekly feature provided by your parish Farm Bureau
For a while there I was getting sick of hearing about the health care reform bill. Then the oil spill happened and health care was summarily dismissed from many of the 24-hour news cycles. Then ag...
Jul 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mandy G. Armentor
Reassure your grade-schooler before school begins
A few weeks before elementary school begins, remind your child that school is starting and pay attention to your child’s reactions. Reactions may range from excitement to nervousness to disappointm...
Jul 19, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Bookworm Sez: The Happiest Kid on Campus
When the fat envelope came a couple months ago, you couldn’t stop dancing. Now, you’re wondering what you were thinking. True, you got into the college of your choice and you’re pretty proud of tha...
Jul 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Snap Into Fitness EXERCISE: Why should I do it?
Exercise is a great habit to get into. However, when the word exercise comes up suddenly every chore in the house that needs to be done has to be done immediately instead of going to the gym. Man...
Jul 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nicole Rogers
Nicole’s Niche: Wedding frenzy
When did I go from single, level-headed writer to desperate wanna-be, bride? Growing up, the only thing I knew I wanted in my wedding was the song “Everything I do” by Bryan Adams. I’m sure most o...
Jul 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rev. Loyd Sowers
A Country Boy’s Reflections: Wake-up those watch dogs!
More than once, one of more of the Sowers brothers said, “Dad, the dogs have a squirrel treed, or Dad, our dogs have found hogs or raccoons in our corn field.” Imagine a small North Louisiana boy,...
Jul 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mandy G. Armentor
School preparation helps both parent and child
By Mandy G. Armentor LSU Ag Center Columnist As the first day of school approaches, many parents find themselves anxious about how their children will adjust. Parents of young children may be anxio...
Jul 12, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Snap Into Fitness: What is your body saying about you?
The average adult human body consists of over 200 bones, 600 muscles, and over 100 TRILLION cells. Your eyes blink over 100,000 times daily, you take an average 17,000 breaths, and an average 5,000...
Jul 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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