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ON THE BOARDWALK
[Editor’s Note: Recent editions of The Forum have included columns by Elliott Stonecipher about Bossier City’s Walker Place and Boardwalk multi-use development projects on the Red River. Those editions and articles are available at theforumnews.com.].

CHANGING OF THE GUARD
In keeping with its recent momentum of change, the Shreveport Regional Arts Council has named Henry Price as its new president of the 35-member board. Price earned the new title in May when current president O. Delton Harrison Jr. stepped into the honored position of president emeritus.

The Cynic
The recently revised judicial oath: “I solemnly swear to tell the truth as I know it, the truth as I believe it to be and nothing but what I think you need to know.”.

community SCENE
The Evergreen Foundation hosted its 2013 Celebrity Waiter Dinner and Auction on May 9 at East Ridge Country Club.

GOVERNMENT GONE WILD?
As a political columnist, I am often approached by complete strangers — and friends — and asked for my opinion on various government policies and activities from the local to the national level.

ON THE RIGHT TRACK
First, a reminder about how the 2009 budget problems occurred: For several years prior to 2009, the council acquiesced to public opinion, both local and national, that called for any and all increases in public safety funding increases as requested by public safety leadership.

Shreveport Chamber awarded five-star accreditation
After a comprehensive filing and structured review, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has awarded the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce with five-star accreditation..

TAKING ACTION
“You see,” she said, “Every night, the wait staff wraps the silverware and napkins together for the following day, and we place our name on the backside of the paper napkin band so that if a set of utensils was incomplete or not clean, we’d know exactly who was responsible.

New Kid in the Block
Just two short years after voters approved a referendum to bring in a new casino to Bossier City, gamers and Parrotheads from Dallas to Oklahoma and beyond will flock to Shreveport-Bossier City this July to begin experiencing the new, $205 million...

BACK to SCHOOL
This special section will explore important topics to discuss with your children at different ages, including health, nances, study habits and the best school options. There is something for every parent, so check out our round-up of back-toschool info, and whether it’s Year 1 or Year 12, start your children out on the right foot.

Back to Basics
According to the Center for Families’ Executive Director Laura Brucia Hamm and Clinical Director Dr. Katie Garcia, beginning to think about the upcoming year can be daunting, but parents can help ease the transition by gently engaging students in conversation about how to make the school year great.

The Method
Some features of the Montessori environment inside the classroom include mixed ages, student choice of activity within a range of options, discovery models that encourage students to learn hands-on from working with materials rather than by verbal instruction and uninterrupted blocks of work time.

Higher Ed
The decision to pursue higher education can provide opportunities into the everevolving world of work, especially in the Ark-La-Tex area. Bossier Parish Community College and Louisiana State University Shreveport are offering new and dynamic programs to give their students a competitive edge after graduation.

A New Hope
Both of those schools were failing public middle schools that were taken over and reopened through the Recovery School District, a special school district run by the Louisiana Department of Education that intervenes in the management of chronically lowperforming schools.

Partnership
Between 15-18 percent of children have a chronic condition, which is de ned as a condition that affects a child’s normal activities and may require hospitalizations, home health care or extensive medical care. Asthma, diabetes and epilepsy are some of the more common chronic conditions children experience, along with obesity, ADHD/ADD and dyslexia.

Alternative
Winningham graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. But not all homeschooling mothers need such credentials. “The most important point I can make is that any parent who really tries can educate their children,” Winningham said.

MELANOMA
Melanoma, a skin cancer rising steadily in both men and women, can affect anyone from various ages and ethnicities. Although it is more common in lighter-skinned individuals, melanoma can present itself anywhere on the skin, even in places that aren’t typically exposed to sunlight.

MENTAL ILLNESS
If mental illness is a departure from good mental health, then presumably we need to know what good mental health looks like.

HEALTHY GEEZER
Shock is a condition in which blood pressure is too low and not enough oxygenated blood can sustain your body. The medical disorder of shock is not the “shock” that people feel from a sudden traumatic event. In the United States, hospital emergency departments report more than one million cases of shock each year.

Nanda elected to the American Board of Neurological Surgery
The broad aim of the ABNS is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards and advance the science of neurological surgery, and thereby serve the cause of public health. The ABNS conducts the board examination for all neurosurgeons in the United States twice a year.

TALK of theTOWN
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Entertainment ‘Moonhaven’
Downstairs in artspace’s FUN-A- TORIUM, Elizabeth Holladay Jackson and Jeormie Journell have created the world of “Moonhaven: Lair of the Leafmen” – an interactive playground exhibit based on William Joyce’s book “The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs.

Trinkets and Treasures
“My jewelry is very different. I love to use found objects and weird trinkets that tell a story that the buyer can relate to. Whether it is leather, my own blown glass, silver castings, doll house furniture, seed pods or other strange materials, it all boils down to texture, color and storytelling,” Blaise said.

Legendary
A little over a month ago I began a new full-time career. I’m now selling cars and trucks at Red River Chevrolet in Bossier City. After a couple of weeks of training, I was sent out to the oor to try and apply what I had been taught. Mind you, this new career endeavor was completely out of my comfort zone.

Remembering Paul Coates
And he would say, ‘You do 32 pirouettes on a ruble.’ And he would be yelling while you were dancing. ‘Bosheviks come down the aisles if you keep dancing.’ I guess that’s what he heard from one of his many teachers in New York. What a character.”.

On the Scene
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On the Scene
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