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Tim Fletcher: The Tiger
Six years ago, Tim Fletcher rolled the dice. He was well into an almost 20-year career as a television sportscaster on two stations. Popular. Hard-working. So, he felt fairly confident when asking his boss for two weeknights off during the spring in exchange for working two weekdays.

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318|Briefly
director. Reeves is well-known in Shreveport-Bossier City and the surrounding area as part of the Reeves family who owned and operated Reeves Marine for more than 80 years. Rodney served as the marketing and sales director of Reeves Marine for more than 50 years.

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LSU Health Shreveport Expanding
community as this will be the first new building on the LSU Health Shreveport campus since 2007. The Center is designed to accommodate 50 additional medical students per class, expand select allied health programs as well as add new programs. The Center will also address the current lack of wellness and.

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Under the Hood And at the Easel
“I went to school at J.S. Clark,” he said. “I had a dream one night of going to prison, but it being like school. When you dream of a place, you see it from above looking down on it. I saw a place with a fence around it with dorms. I didn’t know it was a prison in the dream.

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Dress Code
Some say their support of the “saggy pants” law is simple: They’re just tired of looking at young men’s underwear, and it’s disrespectful. They say such dress is an embrace of gang and prison culture. As a police officer in Los Angeles explained the issue, “Kids today are dressing for death.

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How depression might present itself in men
“Dear Andy, I was recently ‘forced’ to go to anger management counseling by the HR department at my work. I was told I was being really irritable and yelled at a couple of co-workers. I also missed some days at work because I was too angry to deal with the people there.

Hey, Guys! Let's just do it
With Father’s Day approaching, this provides an excellent opportunity to promote men’s health. Given that heart disease is the leading killer of Americans and that more than half a million men will have a heart attack each year, let’s spend a little time reminding that special man in your life several ways to improve his heart health.

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Cardiovascular Disease: Time to “man-up” and take action against this killer
“Serious as a heart attack!” This is a phrase we have all heard, so let’s look at what it means here in Shreveport.

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Bryan Vekovius M.D.
“I have a passion and unique fervor for taking on and solving difficult problems for my patients,” said Vekovius. “I often have patients coming to see me who have very little, if any, hope left for their situation.” He enjoys the challenge, and the chance to help make a huge difference in someone’s life.

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Men in Business 2019
Boating / Sports Health & Fitness Home and Office Financial / Investing Food Services Legal / Planning Mortgages Real Estate.

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Jimmy Mays & Tanner Mays
Jimbeaux's & Son has been open for three years. “As cliché as it may sound, my favorite part of my job is knowing I contributed to a great meal and experience,” Jimmy Mays said. “Creating dishes in the kitchen, experimentation and refining recipes…it’s all part of what we do, and we love it all.

O F L O U I S I A N A , L L C
318.221.0639 | 824 Havens Drive | Shreveport, LA 71107 | marinespecialtiesofla.com.

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Charlie Pippin
glass repair and replacement for your vehicle, shower glass and mirrors for your home, and commercial glazing are just some of the specialized services offered by Glass Services. With their 3 locations in Northwest Louisiana, they offer mobile service as well as 24-hour emergency service.

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Nicholas Gasper
Nicholas was raised in Stonewall and graduated from North DeSoto. He received his BA in secondary education from Louisiana College before receiving his Juris Doctorate from LSU in 2008. After law school, Nicholas moved back to his hometown, where he worked as a law clerk for the 42nd Judicial District Court.

JPJ INVESTMENTS
Established in 1984 as an independent wealth management, growth and capital preservation financial company, JPJ Investments now serves clients in 13 states across the USA.

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Chris Miciotto
At an early age, Miciotto was taught the value of hard work and friendly customer service. His great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Cefalu, Sicily, Italy in 1916, and through sheer hard work and determination became successful in owning and operating real estate properties and grocery stores in the Shreveport area.

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H. Lyn Lawrence, Jr.
Lyn is an aggressive advocate for his clients and dedicated to helping members of his community with their legal problems.

Juan Martinez
Martinez’s Tobacco House is more than just a place to shop for premium cigars and accessories. Celebrating 25 years in the area, the folks that work there make you feel at home. Catering to the needs of their customers, they greet you like family and make sure to offer top service and a large variety of quality products for all needs.

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Stephen W. Wheat, MD
Stephen W. Wheat is one of the top physicians in the region specializing in electrodiagnostic medicine and the only physician in Northwest Louisiana using ultrasound as a non-invasive, visual approach to diagnosing the cause of neuromuscular and skeletal pain.

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Dr. Van Norman
Dr. Van Norman arrived in Shreveport in 1994 to begin his medical education. He later completed a two-year fellowship in cornea/external disease and refractive surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern. The additional training was critical in learning and implementing advanced.

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As Night Spills Into Day
and day, dark and light, now and then, inside and out … these in-between moments are what Ruston artist Nick Bustamante explores in his latest exhibition, “As Night Spills Into Day,” opening Friday, June 7, at artspace. Bustamante is most often described as a landscape painter, but this exhibition depicts the varied terrain of our inner lives.

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Frank’s Pizza Napoletana
Before I talk about the food, let’s talk about our server, Horia Hebert. Ask for her. If there’s a wait to sit in her section, grab a craft cocktail from the bar and chill. She’s there on Monday and Tuesday evenings and lunch most days.
