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Holiday Hoopla ends with grand prize

Congratulations to Mandeville resident Pamela Faure, who is the winner of $500 in St. Tammany News’ Holiday Hoopla promotion.

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We have many thanks to give tomorrow

We have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. We are thankful for the kindness of others, many of them strangers from around the world, who have continued to give money and time as efforts continue to help rebuild St. Tammany Parish.

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Big times for a small town

The downturn of the national economy is on everybody’s mind these days. The news is grim and sobering, and families from St. Tammany Parish to Nome, Alaska, are worried about their economic futures.

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Volleyball teams represent us well

Congratulations to the Northlake Christian School Lady Wolverine volleyball team, which captured the Division V state volleyball championship Saturday at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner.

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Columns

Top O' the Mornin'

Never give up. English golfer Allan Errington told the British Broadcasting Company he had barely played a dozen rounds of golf in his life before he aced the last hole of a tournament and won a new car. On the other 17 holes he lost 23 balls.

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Time to tighten the belt

It is budget crunch time in Louisiana. Due to falling oil and gas prices and declining federal revenue, Louisiana is now facing a huge budget shortfall.

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Top O' the Mornin'

Famous chef Julia Child once said: “Always remember: If you’re alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who’s going to know?”

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Top O' the Mornin'

“A Glossary Of Redneck Medical Terms”

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Top O' the Mornin'

Why any man would want a wife is a mystery. Why any man would want more than one wife is a bigamystery.

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Letters