The Forum October 30 - November 12, 2013 Vol. XXVI, Issue V
MAKERS FAIR PARTNERS WITH SRAC TO EXPAND, BUILD ON COMMUNITY ENDEAVORS.

LEADERS HONORED
“National Philanthropy Day is about celebrating people in our community whose generosity has made possible the work of so many nonprofits from food banks, Health Clinics and shelters to the arts, opera, symphony and so many more,” said Simone Hennessee, executive director of Providence House and a member of the North Louisiana Chapter of AFP.

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BURRELL HAILED AS LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR
Burrell won the award last month for his humanitarian contributions working with inner-city youth, promoting Amtrak passenger rail service across northern Louisiana and helping to complete construction of Interstate 49 through Shreveport. The honor also recognized his commitment to serving the residents of his district and Louisiana.

'The Cynic'
“It’s true, I went to a school so small the team members didn’t have numbers, they had fractions.”.

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BREAKTHROUGH PART 2
In 2007, candidate Bobby Jindal told the people of Louisiana that as governor he would make our state the “gold standard” for governmental ethics. Six years later, the gold is tarnished from the mess he made of ethics enforcement, his neglect of his job while pursuing higher office and his treatment of those who disagree with him.

SPECIALTY SERVICE
Unafraid of a hard day’s work, the then 33-year-old Young served as the company’s only employee for several years. By day, he donned a suit and made sales calls to potential customers. At night, he exchanged the suit for work clothes and returned to those customers to do the work.

Torch Award winners announced
Sonja Bailes, public relations liaison, Bossier Parish School Board, emceed the event and presented the awards to four different categories: Integrity Award (businesses that maintain a solid commitment to ethical business practices); Customer...

THINKING YOU CAN DO ANYTHING
In 1986 Masco Corporation was considering a $1.5 billion move into the furniture manufacturing industry in the United States. Prior to this, the company had re-invented the faucet industry. Its portfolio included kitchen and bathroom cabinets, locks and building hardware and many other household products.

CREATION OF GREENWOOD
am not originally from here, but since I moved here a few years ago, I have wondered about some of the small towns in the region. Between Shreveport and the Texas line, there is this small town called Greenwood. I am wondering why someone would put a town that close to Shreveport.

RECYCLING ON A GRAND SCALE
When you think about recycling, does downtown come to mind? Probably not, but when you take the big blue bins out of the picture and come at it from a different angle, maybe it should.

MEMORY LANE TRIP
I took a very pleasant trip down memory lane last week when I had lunch with one of my former bosses, Congressman Jerry Huckaby. My good friend Linda Talbert joined me for the get-together with Jerry and his wife, Maria. They now reside in Choudrant..

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
In a Jan. 28 article, The Baton Rouge Advocate’s Will Sentell observed that while Louisiana ranked 15 on Education Week’s annual state-by-state report, the state received an “F” for student achievement.

ROLLBACK PRICES
A “free-for-all” is usually a disorderly fight, or argument, in a crowd, where everyone present participates. But at the Walmart stores in Springhill and Mansfield this month, a different “free-for-all” broke out. And even though police were called to assist, there wasn’t a single punch thrown.

The Way it Was in 1993
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a woman is battered every 15 seconds. More alarmingly, Louisiana is ranked fourth in the nation for female homicides related to domestic abuse. As Gov.

A FITTING TRIBUTE
Dr. J. Dudley Talbot graduated from Tulane Medical School the year President Franklin Roosevelt started the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. FDR’s personal struggle with polio led him to create the organization.

INCAN BONES TELL STORY
Dr. Carlos Previgliano has been associate professor of radiology and director of cardiothoracic radiology at LSU Health Sciences Center since 2007. He began the research in 1999 while in Salta, Argentina, and has written journal articles and lectured on the topic since.

Diabetes: Be Vigilant to Assure Good Health
Learning you have diabetes may trigger a variety of feelings: denial – maybe the doctor’s diagnosis is wrong, diet – thinking you’ll never get to taste pecan pie or ice cream again, depression – worried that your life will be controlled by the disease.

Cancer Education & Support
Coping with Finances During Cancer Treatment Wednesday, Nov. 13, Noon Presented by Patty Fuller, Wendy Ward and Kay Campbell from Willis-Knighton Business Office 2nd Floor Conference Room.

Support Groups
Adults: Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. Children & Adolescents: 5:30 p.m. by appointment only. Call for appointment..

Community Education At Our Hospitals
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m. Facilitated by Dot Quigley, RN, Cardiac Rehab, and Stephanie Bryson, MS, RD, LDN Willis-Knighton Medical Center.

FRIENDS ARE IMPORTANT TO AGING WELL, LIVING WELL
Such spontaneity is characteristic of the ladies, who along with Kay Martin, are known at The Oaks of Louisiana as The Three Musketeers. All three are residents of Garden Apartments at The Oaks and share a joie de vivre that is the hallmark of this very special friendship.

LUNG CANCER PREVENTION
people in the United States die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. According to American Cancer Society statistics, of the approximately 228,000 new lung cancer cases this year alone, an estimated 160,000 will die from lung cancer – more than all the deaths from prostate, breast, colon and pancreas cancer combined.

HEALTHY GEEZER
A. In heart bypass, an incision about a foot long is made down the center of the chest to expose the heart. The surgeon takes a section of healthy blood vessel, often from inside the chest wall or from the lower leg, and attaches the ends above and below a blocked artery so that blood flow is diverted around the narrowed portion of a diseased artery.

Retiring in Style
Everyone has visions of retiring, but few people put as much energy into the plan as Linda and Jerry Hayes. Marking pages in magazines, viewing countless floor plans and taking copious notes, they planned their future, filing away not only features that they might utilize as they age, but also making it the personal home of their dreams today.

Squashing the Winter Doldrums
With the onset of cold weather and cloud laden skies over lea ess gray trees, it is the perfect time to brighten our dinner tables with the bountiful harvest of winter squash. Cream, gold, orange and green squash comes in many types offering a variety of avors and textures to complement your meals.

Big Easy, Big Living
The indigenous cuisine is distinctive and in uential. From centuries of incorporating local Creole and New Orleans French cuisines, New Orleans food has developed.

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TALK of the TOWN
Drive, Bossier City. 841-5646. All acts are 6-10 p.m. unless noted. Winston Hall, Oct. 30; Winston Hall and Chris Allen, Oct. 31; Drew Ley, 6-11 p.m. Nov. 1; Thomas Keys, 6-11 p.m. Nov. 2; Drew Ley, Nov. 5; Winston Hall, Nov. 6; Winston Hall & Chris Allen, Nov. 7; Drew Ley, 6-11 p.

Art of interest
In just three years, the Texas Avenue Makers Fair, Nov. 9, has become one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the community. Held twice a year, artists, craftspeople and shoppers prepare for weeks in advance to buy and sell some of the most unique and sought-after items in the region.

Perspective of the People
Richard King has been directing and acting in the area for a long time. He got the bug in the eighth grade when he saw a production of “Love Rides the Rails: Or Will the Mail Train Run Tonight?” at Cloverdale Junior High School in Montgomery, Ala. When he saw the other eighth graders on stage, it changed things for him.

‘Third and Chavis’
Anger, disgust, embarrassment and apathy – this was the gamut of feelings that ran through me after watching LSU’s 27-24 loss to Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss.

Spooks in Shreveport
“Residual hauntings mean something is left behind and the energy that is left behind can be attached to an object, a person, building or a piece of land,” Shreveport native Brad Driggers said. “Poltergeist hauntings are rather just odd things happening with no explanation – like something moves across the room by itself.

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