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VFW Post 3615 serves BBQ for veterans

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VFW Post 3615 in Ruston hosted a free BBQ dinner for all veterans and their spouses as a way to honor them for their service to the country.

BIRTHDAYS

Sunday

Brother’s depression, weight gain worries sibling

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DEAR HARRIETTE: My brother has been really depressed lately and is gaining a lot of weight as a result. I’ve noticed him eating a lot and not exercising at all. It’s been gradual; since last November, he’s been slowly gaining more and more weight.

‘Just leaving’ takes tremendous courage

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I have been a domestic violence advocate for almost 40 years, first as a volunteer in Dallas. Later, when I moved to Louisiana, I asked about volunteering at DART.

Poll: 15% of Americans worse off a year into pandemic

While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the U.S.

Reader wants to find church family in new city

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DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve been around the same church community for practically my entire life.

How to garden from a wheelchair

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Gardening is a wonderful activity that people from all walks of life enjoy.

We can’t let one event define who we are

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People magazine recently included a feature on Brooke Shields and a fall suffered in a gym.

CHURCH NEWS

Editor’s Note: Today’s Church News lists churches that have contacted the Leader about their worship format.

Tamale Casserole

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1 pound ground beef

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 small onion, chopped

2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, rinsed and drained