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In between lecturing Ukrainian law students, James "Jim" Picht and Dwight Epperson did some sightseeing. The community of L’viv is 750 years old.
Businessman and educator teach Ukrainian law students about U.S. justice system
James "Jim" Picht and Dwight Epperson visited the Ukraine Feb. 11-26 as part of a U.S. Aid grant to The Leavitt Institute, which sponsored the trip. They taught students in six law schools (three s...
Mar 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Family Stone will headline the 17th Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival March 30-31. They will perform Saturday March 31 from 8:30-10 p.m. on the downtown riverbank. The Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame group from San Francisco was founded by Sly Stone. They cranked out platinum hits like "Dance To The Music,” “I Want To Take You Higher, "A Family Affair” and "Sing A Simple Song.”
Hall of Famers and Rolling Stone tribute band to headline Jazz Fest
The 17th Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival will be March 30-31 on the downtown riverbank in Natchitoches. The event will have a "hall of fame" flair. The festival, which is a two-day event, will kick ...
Mar 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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What's Your Line?
When my mother was only 12 her mother died. Since their father had already deserted them, she and her six siblings were left orphans. At some point they lived together with my Aunt Helen responsi...
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Leave behind your sense of urgency
I was talking to a friend of mine who told me, “I’m simply frazzled.” My mind pictured this minister who was standing there with his hair standing on end, face covered in soot, holding his burnin...
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Ida Mae White Horn, left, and Pinkie Jones, center, presented their quilting masterpieces at the NGHA meeting. Anthropologist and author Rolanda Teal, right, spoke on the Natchitoches Underground Railroad.
Crowd gathers at NGHA meeting for Underground Railroad presentation
A very diverse and attentive audience listened closely to anthropologist Rolanda Teal at the Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association meeting. She described in great detail and showed s...
Mar 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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What's Your Line?
Thomas Jones was a Welsh coal miner who brought his skills to the newly profitable anthracite mines of Schuylkill County, Pa. Forty-eight men, all named Thomas Jones, worked in those mines. Fi...
Mar 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Yard work is a lesson in frustration
The oak tree in my backyard is lovely. It predates the house and has stood watch over the yard longer than I have been on this earth. I love the oak tree and the shade it provides. There is a swin...
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Church to distribute three free sins
If you will come to First United Methodist Church this Sunday I will give you three free sins. If you clip this article out of the newspaper and hand it to me in church I will give you unlimited fr...
Mar 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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What's Your Line?
Have you ever wondered about the things you did or had in your younger days that are virtually non-existent now? Or, how about what is in common use today that was unheard of when we were children...
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Julia Coleman, left, Jessica Craig, center, and Joan Willis, now affectionately known as “Howard’s Angels,” embrace the beloved Pioneer Pub chef, who was a missing person for about 15 minutes. Police officers found the hostage wearing a Sigma Nu T-shirt and cap, with a cold beer in hand.
The case of the almost missing chef
Three crime stoppers sprung into action last week preventing what would have been a notable missing person. Eyewitnesses watched as a large group of Sigma Nu's hijacked the 8-foot tall figurine che...
Feb 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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