Religious Christians make the commitment to avoid meat in their Friday meals for the duration of Lent, signifying a sacrifice for their faith that recalls the ultimate sacrifice Jesus Christ made during the crucifixion.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My grown daughter keeps bringing up the fact that I wasn’t in her life as a child. This is really frustrating to me because I’m here now, and when I wasn’t there, my parents were.
Ruston Artisans recently revived “The Artist Corner” to allow the local artistic community the chance to bid farewell to Madeline Marak as she steps down as Executive Director of the North Central Louisiana Arts Council. Marak (seated) is seen with artists Saul Zalesch (left) and Dianne Douglas (right) during the evening spent sharing art, food, drink and conversation.
Tamar Clothylde Read, now living at Russ Place in Ruston, was born Feb. 27, 1922 in Olla, the daughter of Paul L. Read, who became principal of the old Olla-Standard High School, and Willow Roane Read, a teacher in that school system.
Three million older people are treated in emergency rooms each year because of injuries caused by falls, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
DEAR HARRIETTE: My brother has been working for my digital print company for about 10 years now. Just recently, I found out that he has been making side sales with my customers, using my resources under his name, not my company’s name.
I’ve always been a champion for change. I’ve been an advocate despite acknowledging that while it might difficult it was essential. And while encouraging others to embrace change in all its glory, I was probably a little cavalier about it.
Committing to being more organized is a popular goal each January, and it’s one that can pay some surprising dividends if individuals can see it through to fruition. For example, in 2011 researchers utilized functional magnetic resonance imaging and other measurements to determine that clearing clutter from a home and work environment improved individuals’ ability to focus and process information.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been married to my wife for over 10 years now, and we continue to run into issues with her family. Recently, her mom and teenage sister were not getting along, so my wife had her sister live with us for a bit. I didn’t get into the details of it all, but I was dragged into it when her mother came to my home with the police saying I had kidnapped her daughter.
