In the summer of 1984, a group of area Baptist women began thinking about what it would feel like to be relocated to a foreign country. They imagined their lives with no acquaintances, knowledge of the language or understanding of the community. They then saw a need within their own local area.
The city of Ruston has a budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The Board of Aldermen unanimously adopted the $77 million spending plan Monday.
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I boarded an airplane. We never got where we were headed. That was the day coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks were carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States, the day we call 9/11.
As women enter perimenopause and begin the transition that will ultimately lead to menopause, many doctors prescribe hormone pills to help regulate menstruation cycles and ease certain symptoms.
