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How things have changed

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In almost all public men’s restrooms — airports, truck stops, stadiums, convenience stores — there are now diaperchanging stations. Because dads are certainly just as capable of changing diapers as

Congratulating East Bank boys

We hope our readers joined the Ruston Daily Leader in “getting in the game,” in recent weeks, because it’s been an incredible summer of youth baseball for the state of

Saying 'so long' to a fallen friend

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Author’s Note: Mike would always tell me how much he enjoyed the articles I wrote for the newspaper. So, I wrote this piece for him. And for you… A eulogy:

Drugs aren’t the answer for many ADHD kids

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I’ve always promised myself that this column would never get “academic,” but I see no choice with respect to the issue at hand, so here goes … as simple as

Money for a stormy day

“It was a blip we didn’t expect. It was a blip you couldn’t prepare for. Thank goodness we had the resources to pay for it.” That was Ruston Mayor Ronny

Soft speech, big sticks needed in today’s world

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As an admitted history buff, I’ve always been a fan of Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency of the United States and especially his “speak softly and carry a big stick, (and) you

Remembering Gov. Blanco

Louisiana began the process Thursday of saying goodbye to former Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who died Sunday at the age of 76.

A remembrance was held Thursday in Baton Rouge with an interfaith service at St. Joseph’s Cathedral before an honor procession at the State Capitol, where Blanco’s casket was met with a military salute on the front steps before being placed in state for public visitation.

Pay attention to the everyday celebrities

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The grain of salt

I’ve had two celebrity encounters in my life thus far. The first was at the airport in Los Angeles when I was around eight years old.

A while before that, my family of diehard Chicago Cubs fans took a trip to Cincinnati to see our Ohio-based cousins and watch the Cubs play the Reds.

I knew just enough about baseball at the time to recognize Sammy Sosa from the stands and cheer on his mighty swings, and not much more than that. I had no care for the Reds, but somehow I went home with a Reds cap on my head.

Discover unusual woodland flowers

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LSU Agcenter

As the end of summer approaches, most of our garden flowers are beginning to fade. They have endured everything from hot, dry conditions; downpours of rain; and a brush with a hurricane and a tornado!

About Medicare and Social Security

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Dear Rusty: I know that when a person turns 65 he or she must enroll in Medicare. I have been informed that the charge for this would be deducted from