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Prune trees, shrubs carefully
By LSU AgCenter Horticulturists Dan Gill, Kyle Huffstickler and Allen Owings
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“MWF Seeking BFF” by Rachel Bertsche c.2012, Ballantine Books $15.00 / $17.00 Canada 384 pages
The Bookworm Sez: ‘MWF Seeking BFF’
There’s an impressive number of friends on your Facebook page. Nearly all your high school classmates are there. You’ve friended everybody at your current, last, and one-before jobs. All your c...
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The President’s Column: A weekly feature provided by your parish Farm Bureau
National farm policy should be rewritten to establish a program that protects farmers from catastrophic revenue losses by using a flexible combination of fiscally responsible tools. Voting deleg...
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Odile Segrest, Gale LuQuette, and Nikki Vidos listen as a story is being told.
A weekend well spent
I spent this past weekend participating in a Creative Community Workshop, which was put on by Community Performance International. The workshop consisted of community leaders Mayor Mark Piazza ...
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“The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program” by Gary Small, M.D. & Gigi Vorgan c.2011, Workman Publishing $24.95 / $28.95 Canada 288 pages
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Alzheimer’s Prevention Program’
You forgot an important event the other day and you’re mortified, particularly because someone’s feelings were hurt but that’s not all. Lately, you’ve been forgetting a lot of things. Where yo...
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Snap Into Fitness: Healthy Fast Food?
America has been called a “fast food nation” and for good reason. Everyday, one out of four Americans is in a drive-thru line. It’s fast and affordable, but not the healthiest. Eating just on...
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Northwestern State Bound
The college search is complete. I was accepted into my first choice. Despite this, the process is still not complete. What comes next is another time consuming process that all college students...
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“Creatures Here Below” by O.H. Bennet c.2011, Agate Bolden $15.00 / $17.50 Canada 272 pages
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Creatures Here Below’
You just don’t want to talk about it. Whatever it is, better nobody ask you because it’s a sore subject. You’re keeping your mouth shut on that topic. Don’t ask, mum’s the word, and all that. ...
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“The Magic Room” by Jeffrey Zaslow c.2012, Gotham Books $27.00 / $28.50 285 pages
The Bookworm Sez: ‘The Magic Room’
They were married on the kitchen floor. You remember it well, since you were the one who picked them up at day’s end. The fashion-conscious bride wore something Grandma sewed, and toilet tissue ...
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The Bookworm’s Best of 2011
You were such an efficient shopper this year. You remembered everybody on your list: the kids, the spouse, Grandma and Great Aunt Judy. None of the cousins went without a gift this year. You...
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“Uptown Dreams” by Kelli London c.2011, Kensington Dafina $9.95 / $10.95 Canada 256 pages
The Bookworm Sez:‘Uptown Dreams’
You knew exactly what you were going to do. You might have been three or five or ten years old. Maybe the realization hit you last summer or last week, but you knew there’d be no stoppi...
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Snap Into Fitness: SNAP SPOTLIGHT: Mr. Larry Dupuy
“I’ve always walked, but I’ve never did all that I am doing now.” At 73 years old, Mr. Larry Dupuy is feeling and looking fantastic! He joined Snap Fitness to lower his cholesterol, and after being...
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