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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
What's Your Line? As the month of February closes, we have witnessed numerous celebrations of Black History Month in many different venues around the country. Here in our area there are organizations, churches, scho...
Baptists vs Catholics: steak vs tuna Many congregations observe Lenten disciplines. You can tell who we are by the question, “What are you giving up for Lent?”
Some of my Roman Catholic friends give up meat on Friday, and that has be...
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