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100 Years of Radio in Shreveport
A glance back 100 years ago to the start of the period now regarded as “The Roaring Twenties” found America enthralled with a radical new form of entertainment. It brought musical performances and news of the day right into their homes, something called “wireless telephony” that we would soon know simply as radio.

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Centenary Names Football Coach
“I love high school football,” Dawson said. “I think it’s some of the best high school football in the country. I spent 16 years (one year at Redemptorist in Baton Rouge) as a Louisiana high school coach. I’ve spoken at the Louisiana (coaches) clinics. I’ve mentored many of these coaches.

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Ron Rice Art Exhibit
“In that time, I stayed home a lot,” said Rice’s wife, Angelina, of her husband’s last two years. “I started going through his files. I gathered them, I organized them … We have three children … I asked them what they wanted. After they each selected a few pieces, I had this vast amount of artwork.

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A Selfish Slap Reverberates
Now, there’s a certain degree of selfishness or self-centeredness in all of us. Narcissism has been around for more than 2,000 years, after all. It’s the term used in psychology to describe a preoccupation with self.

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BISHOP Knee Brace
In 1990, a young Ken Epperson Jr. was stationed at Fort Campbell, along the Kentucky-Tennessee border. The Shreveport native – training for deployment to fight in Operation Desert Storm – was excited to be the next in a long line of family members who had been in the military.

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History and Civics Education Matter
Reading, writing and arithmetic matter. So do history, geography and civics. With little fanfare last week, Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) unanimously approved new K-12 education standards in history, geography, economics and civics.

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318 | BRIEFS
The region’s only taco and salsa festival and competition, Taco Wars, is back and better than ever. The festival, presented by Modelo, Jose Cuervo, Maestro Dobel and the Prize Foundation, will return on Saturday, April 30, from 12 to 8 p.m. outside the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium along Elvis Presley Avenue.

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Revolution Is In The Air
He described a technological discovery that will likely prove to be the most significant of our age: A new digital money based on absolute mathematical scarcity, highly decentralized and governed by the consensus of tens of thousands of self-interested participants who don’t know or trust each other.

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Live Laugh Love
Barbara and Alan Sugar bought the home in the mid-1980s while it was still under construction, according to their daughter and current owner, Ashley Sugar Bates. Her parents hired a local decorator, Cindy Miciotto, to add her design talents to the project.

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Improve Your Home and Its Value: Six high-ROI ideas to increase the value of your house
Home upgrades happen for different reasons, but enhancing your home’s curb appeal and value are often at the top of the list. These projects can make it easier to enjoy your home knowing they carry a return on investment of up to 92%, according to the Remodeling 2021 Cost vs.

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How to Set a Proper Budget for Your Home Remodel
When you decide to renovate your home – whether to sell or make improvements for you and your family to enjoy – setting a budget can be a challenge. Knowing what you want to accomplish may be the easy part, but avoiding the bad advice out there and determining what you can actually afford takes research and detailed planning.

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Occupational Therapy: Empowering Everyday Living
When I enter a patient’s hospital room, I always introduce myself as the occupational therapist who would be working with them. Many patients are very quick to assure me they were retired and did not need a job. OTs do not find people jobs, but we will put you to work!.

What is Public Health, and Why is it Important?
It is difficult to count the number of times I have been asked, “What is public health?” and “why is it important?” These two very straightforward questions are not so easily answered. The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) created a YouTube video in 2008 entitled “This is Public Health.

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HEALTHY DOSE of information
The physicians are experienced in all aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Institute strives to provide the best care in a comfortable environment using state-of-the-art technology and equipment.

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Ear Reconstruction in Children and Youths
Congenital ear deformities occur in up to 20% of newborns. Studies have shown that the deformation should self-correct within one week, or it will need treatment. Other studies have shown that only 30% of infant ear deformities will self-correct. Most deformities can be corrected surgically later in life.

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Coping with Spring Allergies
Spring has returned with all of its greenery and glory! Unfortunately, not everyone looks forward to this season. Springtime can be challenging for people who suffer from allergies. Tree pollen is the biggest culprit for triggering allergy symptoms in early spring.
