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Time to turn it off
By CALLIE FOREMAN
Thu,01/15/26-6:13PM , 254 Reads
Years ago, my good friend Mary Pratt told me she would ask her father, Walker Percy, why he had to watch the news each morning. He said it was to see who got off the world while they were sleeping.
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Rite of Passage
By CALLIE FOREMAN
Thu,01/08/26-5:13PM , 849 Reads
Sitting in church, they announced the upcoming Sunday would be Promotion Sunday. First Baptist Church of Covington is a very large campus. The kindergarteners would be moving into a different building. The junior high students would be moving upstairs, and the high school students would be moving downstairs.
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Home Remedies
By CALLIE FOREMAN
Wed,12/31/25-5:03PM , 262 Reads
During my childhood there were many new discoveries in the world of medicine. Antibiotics had not been long ago discovered which likely saved my life with all the tonsillitis ailments I experienced growing up each year.
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The Gift - Part 2
By CALLIE FOREMAN
Thu,12/18/25-7:08PM , 311 Reads
Last week I wrote about a precious gift I received out of the blue that made a major impact on me and continued to do so throughout the year. As I wrote in that column, a flood of memories and thoughts came pouring out on this topic. It was far too much to include in one version, so I chose to wait and add to this topic in future weeks.
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Franklinton, 70438, LA

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29°F

Widespread Frost

Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 54°F
Min Temp: 27°F
Feels Like: 25°F
Dew Point: 19°F
Humidity: 27%
Sunrise: 6:32 AM
Sunset: 5:55 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 16 mph
Sky Cover: 2%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 19°F
Moon Rise: 10:55 AM
Moon Set: 12:47 AM

Widespread frost before 8am. Sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

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