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Mother Knows Best

By CALLIE FOREMAN CALLIE FOREMAN
Thu,09/25/25-3:33PM, 449 Reads
"Mother Knows Best" has been a saying for as long as I can remember. And there is a great deal of truth to this. For one thing women do have some strange intuition when it comes to dealing with people and situations. Perhaps it goes back to our primal ancestors minding the cave. Moms were not big brutes out chasing tigers for dinner.
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Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Duncan Magee, 78

Thu,09/18/25-11:18AM, 448 Reads
February 18, 1947—September 9, 2025
Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Duncan Magee, age 78 and a resident of the Thomas Community passed away in the early morning of Tuesday September 9, 2025 at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, LA, surrounded by her family and after a lengthy illness of Pulmonary Fibrosis.
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Tom Stiglich for Apr 01, 2025

By EDITORIAL CARTOONIST - TOM STIGLICH EDITORIAL CARTOONIST - TOM STIGLICH
Wed,04/02/25-2:10AM, 448 Reads

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Merry Christmas!

By WYATT EMMERICH WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,12/17/25-2:34PM, 445 Reads 6,348 Statewide
It’s that time of year when we contemplate the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ. After thousands of years struggling in the darkness, man gets to come face to face with his maker, who takes on flesh. You know the rest of the story. Unspeakable tragedy followed by unspeakable joy.
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