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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.
More of this storyToo stuffed to shop? St. Tammany retailers are hoping otherwise as they gear up for the Christmas shopping season.
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Shop local this Christmas season
With Thanksgiving over with, ‘tis the season to get out to the malls and stores and start shopping like mad. Judging by the crowds on Black Friday (so named by retailers because the day after Thanksgiving is supposed to put merchants in the black for the rest of the year), and despite the economic crunch we are currently facing, Christmas sales should be good locally this year.
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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?”
More of this storyConan O’Brien says, “According to a recent survey, men say the first thing they notice about a woman is her eyes. And women say the first thing they notice about men is they’re a bunch of liars.”
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Riley, Nagin, the denizens of New Orleans denial
Last year, New Orleans earned a rather unfortunate title, the Murder Capital of the nation. Last week, the city reached another sad milestone, the unenviable position of Crime Capital of the United States. The CQ Press report placed New Orleans as the most violent city in the country. The report used crime statistics in seven major categories and calculated the rates based on population figures. Although CQ Press used a disputed 2007 population estimate of New Orleans, a higher census figure would not have changed the ranking of New Orleans as the Crime Capital.
More of this storyA man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.
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