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RED CARPET REVEAL
Decades after inducting the first class of sports legends into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s dream of developing a museum that showcases state sports history and provides an enthralling experience for visitors has become reality.

NEW STRATEGY
Last month, spokesmen announced “a new strategic direction,” changing how the system will deliver health care to the region and a capital investment of $55 million to make the changes a reality. The changes include an expansion of the current CHRISTUS Highland location on the Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and the addition of new outpatient locations.

The Cynic
Teacher to sharp student: “Put ‘defeat,’ deduct,’ ‘defense’ and ‘detail’ into one sentence.” Student . . . “Defeet of deduck gets under defence before detail.”.

SCHEMING FILES RELEASED
It is a fact already in evidence that Bossier taxpayers have suffered a huge nancial loss from the Walker Place blow-up. With additional evidence from these city hall tapes, taxpayers must also weigh the matter of malicious intent among responsible offcials.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to chair the third annual An Evening for Heroes. It was a night to celebrate our area’s first responders and medical professionals for the selfless and lifesaving work they do. The LSU Health Sciences Foundation hosts the event to help fund trauma and other essential services at LSU Medical Center.

HOUSE FOR HOPE
Jimmy Graves is the director of development for Community Renewal International. “We work to restore safe and caring communities. One of the ways we do that is through the Friendship House Initiative in highcrime, low-income neighborhoods,” Graves said.

FOOD AND FAMILY
The 14th annual Gentlemen’s Cooking Classic, hosted by Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy, Super 1 Foods and Southern University Shreveport Foundation, is cooking up some authentic Louisiana flavor with this year’s theme of “Cooking Mardi Gras Style,” also known as “Throw Me Something, Mister.

WHAT’S NOT TO HATE?
Raise your hand if you DON’T hate the Internal Revenue Service. Hmm, I don’t see any hands. Yes, the IRS strikes fear in the hearts of men. For too long, it has had too much autonomy and too much power with very little oversight. When we le our federal income tax return, we say a silent prayer that we will not receive that dreaded audit notice.

BACK UP, RE-GROUP
Last December, my husband was referred to LSU Health Science Center for ENT services. He is hearing-impaired, a problem that can no longer be managed with traditional hearing- aids. As such, he was found to be a good candidate for a cochlear implant, and that surgery, along with follow-up care and service, was performed at LSU Health.

MULTI- TASKING
It`s ironic, isn’t it? The Democrats in Washington on any day of the week want to convince you that bigger government is better government. They want you to believe it can provide better schools for our children, even though only 69 percent of U.S. teens now graduate from high school (despite $2 trillion in federal spending since 1965).

MIB2013
Decades ago, the author Ann Rand wrote, “The American businessmen, as a class, have demonstrated the greatest productive genius and the most spectacular achievements ever recorded in the economic history of mankind … Businessmen are the symbol of a free society – the symbol of America.

CATARACTS
As the years go on and the lines become less clear, it might just be cataracts. Cataracts are often described as a fog or cloudiness over the lens of an eye and, over time, can become worse if not treated. With so many factors contributing to today’s health concerns, what’s the No.

SWIM SAFETY
Drowning can and does occur at any age, but it especially affects the very young. The American Institute for Preventive Medicine lists drowning as the second leading cause of accidental death in the United States among children under 14 and the leading cause of accidental death for children 5 and under.

DEPRESSION
“Clinical depression in older adults is common but is not a normal part of aging. Depression affects about 6 million Americans ages 65 and older,” she said. “The rate of depression in older adults who live at home is estimated to range from 1 percent to 5 percent of the population.

QUALITY OF LIFE
By the late 1980s, it became clear that in ammation was not the disease mechanism of this illness. In 1990, the name changed to “ bromyalgia,” which more accurately describes the condition. The suf x “algia” refers to pain..

HEALTHY GEEZER
The size and location of the aneurysm determines the treatment method. For example, aneurysms in the upper chest are usually operated on immediately. Aneurysms in the lower chest and the area below your stomach are watched at rst. If they grow too large or cause symptoms, surgery may be required.

Backyard Oasis
A typical summer vacation costs the average American family about $1,180 per person, according to an American Express survey. Imagine if your family invested the cost of this summer’s vacation into upgrading your back yard.

Making the Most
(BPT) – While summer is a great time to purchase a new home, it is also the perfect time to make your current home everything you pictured it being when you rst moved in.

Curb Appeal
(BPT) – Investing in your home’s curb appeal brings fresh energy and life, not only to your property, but also to the entire neighborhood. It creates a welcoming and appealing environment, while also making your home a better candidate for resale, if that’s in your near future.

Delicious and healthy
Recently on an excursion through the fruit department of my local grocery store to look for something new and exotic to try, a small display of passion fruit beckoned. Tempted by memories of a heavenly avored passion fruit mousse served to us during last month’s vacation, I selected two of the plump, purple eggshaped fruits and set out to learn more.

TALK of the TOWN
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Big League Blues
If you have read my column on a regular basis, you know that I truly love the game of baseball. Lately, the game has taken some hits (no pun intended), particularly in the major league. It seems like I can’t turn on SportsCenter or listen to sports talk radio without hearing about repeated blown calls by umpires.

Another Run
For Robert Buseick, who just turned 80, the time is right to return to the director’s chair. He will bring a familiar text to the stage when River City Repertory Theatre opens “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” on June 26. That premiere will be the latest in a career full of them.

A Jewel in the Ghostly Crown
“Downtown Shreveport is lled with history,” said Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Liz Swaine. “And this is a fun, entertaining and educational way to focus on that history and on our inventory of incredible historic buildings. The buildings tell a story, and so do the ‘spirits’ still residing within them.

Big Commitment
Buseick is directing a two-week run of the play this month at River City Repertory Theatre with Susan Kirton (Martha) and Patrick McWilliams (George) as the married couple, and Logan Sledge (Nick) and Ellen Lindsay (Honey) as their unsuspecting guests for the evening.

New Flavor
The 27th annual Let the Good Times Roll Festival will kick off June 21 in Festival Plaza. The three-day celebration of African-American culture will have the full gamut of entertainment, art and food with local favorites and nationally known performers lined up to take the stage.

With a Little Luck
Elizabeth Bowen and Scott Roebuck are about to celebrate their second anniversary – more specically, the second anniversary of their popular downtown eatery, Sevendipity. As of Aug. 8, Sevendipity will have been serving hungry diners – some of the most creative and innovative cuisine in the market.

On the Scene
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On the Scene
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