Ruston’s Board of Aldermen will be asked Monday to take the next step toward long-sought improvements to Monroe Street, portions of Dan Reneau Drive, Homer Street and other transportation connectors in the area.
Editor’s Note: Today’s Church News lists churches that have contacted The Leader about their worship format. Any church that has made a change and would like to be listed here should email their information by 5 p.m. Wednesday to newsroom@ rustonleader.com.
It’s about that time of the year to dust off the rakes and begin cleaning up all the leaves that fall from our trees. As we drive around, we will see people burning and bagging tons of leaves and sticks from their yards. It’s always made me wonder as I watch the smoke coming from these piles if it’s actually smoke signals trying to communicate to us that we are wasting a very valuable and free resource. It wouldn’t take much effort at all to turn those leaves into nutrient filled compost to use in our gardens and flower beds.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My son has been getting bullied and teased at school. My son is the more gentle type who likes magic and books. So he easily becomes sensitive when other kids take things from him or if he doesn’t get his way. My husband has been trying to teach him how to stand up for himself. But my husband is really just teaching our son how to be a bigger bully back.
It’s not clear whether or not it was an advance attack to set up a bigger event on Election Day, but the Louisiana National Guard was called into action last week.
Much has been made about President Donald Trump’s unwillingness to agree to a peaceful transition of power should he lose to Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Tuesday.
