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(Following is the title chapter, “Fathers, Sonsand Old Guns”, of my most recent book. The bookis currently available at Amazon.com)It began for the boy along about the Christmasof his sixth or seventh year. Dawn was still an houror more away when the youngster creptout of bed. Peering sleepily around thecorner through the living room door, hiseyes scanned the brightly-wrapped packagesspangled …

As of Aug. 11, the dog days of summer are officially behindus – at least, according to the calendar. But somebodymight want to tell Louisiana.The “dog days” – that slow-cooked stretch ofheat and humidity – are often misunderstood.Many folks assume the phrase refers to anypoint in summer when it’s so hot the dogs (andpeople) are too worn out to move …

By the second week of the air war it was non-stopbombing from the coalition forces and regardless ofwhat the military had told us the SCUDS had made itas far south as Dhahran. Fortunately the Patriot Misslesdid their jobs and with one exception the SCUDS wereneutralized.I drove north from Dhahran for a hundredmiles to get to Safaniyah and the water treatmentplant …

Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828Farmerville318-368-3591Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.Bethel Temple PentecostalChurch2144 Hwy 33 N.MarionSunday School -11 a.m.Sunday Worship -12 p.m.318-608-6766Canaan Baptist Church502 Canaan Church Rd.SpearsvilleSunday School -10amSunday Worship -11am870-312-3440Bro. Brian WilliamsConway BaptistChurch Homecoming4323 HWY 549North of FarmervilleDean Baptist Church2309 Hwy 827MarionSunday School – 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship – 11 a.m.Wed. 6:30pm318-292-4463A blessed day …

Deadly motorcycle wreckunder investigation on I-20near Thomas RoadWEST MONROE, La. (KNOE) The West Monroe Police Departmentis investigating a motorcyclewreck that left one persondead on I-20 near ThomasRoad.WMPD said the wreck happenedaround 5:37 a.m. on Aug.19.

User revolution festered against Robloxlong before Louisiana’s lawsuit(The Center Square) – Though Louisiana onlylast week brought a lawsuit against the popularvideo game Roblox, a user-led revolution has beenlong in the works.That revolution is being led in part by a YouTubepersonality known as “Schlep,” himself a victim ofsexual exploitation on the gaming platform. He hassince dedicated a massive portion of his …

Tropical Models Suggest Gulf Storm Labor Day Weekend(KMDL-FM) Labor Day weekend is a scant two weeks and somechange away. The peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season is goingto coincide with Louisiana’s Labor Day weekend almost exactly.Although Labor Day is September 8th and the peak of the Atlanticseason is September 10th.Unfortunately, the current state of the tropics suggests thatLouisiana’s Labor Day …