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Q&A Chats with Area Boomers and Seniors

Reg Cassibry was graduated from Ruston High School in 1964 and from Louisiana Tech University in 1968 with a degree in Chemical Engineering, having played baseball at both. He then spent four years in the Navy, serving on the USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2). He was graduated from LSU law school in 1975 and became a partner in the Shreveport law firm of Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts in 1983 where he remains a Director. In 2004, he married Judy Levasseur Cassibry, a childhood friend. Their blended family includes four children and four grandchildren. While he professes to have two left feet, he and Judy spend much of their leisure time ballroom dancing.

Dear Marci Medicare Coverage and Coronavirus Disease 2019

Dear Marci Medicare Coverage and Coronavirus Disease 2019

GHOSTS, WAR & MURDER

Mansfield Female College’s Rich History

The Best Ways to KILL Coronavirus In Your Home

Rutgers experts on viruses, microbial risk assessment offer their tips

Considerations Before Entering Hospice Care

Hospice Care, words that many people do not like to hear. Hospice Care is usually involved when a patient is considered to be terminally ill and only has a short time within which to live. Because many decisions usually have to be made quickly when Hospice Care is recommended, the following items should be considered:

Stop Scam

Stop Scam

Make Good Nutrition a Priority During the Covid Pandemic

As we age, our immune function capabilities decrease, which makes us prone to more illness and infection. Our immune systems can be strengthened by the foods we nourish our bodies with, which is why it is so important to eat a balanced diet full of nutrient-rich foods. In fact, certain nutrients can help support the immune system, including protein, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, and zinc.

Introduction to Bigfoot

Branson, Missouri: Where They Do So Very Many Things And All Of Them Well!

What is a Transition Refill?

Dear Marci, A drug that I need to take is not on my Part D prescription drug plan’s formulary. My friend told me that my plan might need to provide me with a transition refill of this prescription. What does this mean?

Tell your Story – Transform Your Life

A Private Conversation

RHODES: A Complete Greek Experience

“You want to spend two weeks on Rhodes?” my Greek friend asked. “You’ll go out of your mind.”

Q&A Chats with Area Boomers and Seniors

Neva Jones is the Director of the Caddo-Bossier Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program.

Put Nature To Work Fighting Stress

Yes, we live in a pretty stressful world these days. Whether it's international events, job pressures, or personal problems, most of us are touched by plenty of stress-producing situations every day.

Pat Priest's Munster Memories

When Universal Pictures assembled the cast of the popular TV series “The Munsters” for the big screen adaption in the 1966 film “Munster, Go Home!” another actress replaced Pat Priest as Marilyn Munster.

Less Than an Open Book

After 30 years of marriage, Mom got a brain tumor. Dad moved out and got a new girlfriend. The kids were furious. And things only went downhill from there.

4 Easy Tips to Help You Curb Food Cravings

Most of us battle food cravings at least occasionally.

11 Ways To Shake Things Up

Are you living an adventure-starved life?

Brain Fitness Can Help Fight Memory Loss

It’s a common problem many of us encounter as we age — we forget more things and it seems to happen more frequently. It can be a frustrating experience and even a frightening one as we worry that serious issues of dementia are just around the corner.

It's Just a Game! (Or Is It?)

On November 25, 2019, three months before Super Bowl LIV was to be played on February 2, 2020, Fox TV announced that the game at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium was sold out of available advertising spots.

Blue Danube River Cruise: What Happens on the Ship Stays on the Ship….

Of course, the highlights of our Blue Danube River Cruise with Grand Circle Tour Company were the four European capitals we were visiting: Prague, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia and Budapest, Hungary -- all worth writing about. And I promise to do so.

Q & A Chats with Area Boomers and Senoirs

Shreveport native Bonita Hays, a retired registered nurse, was married to Wendell for 49½ years, until his passing in 2019. Her family includes 4 sons, 11 grandchildren and her rescue pup, Mia. She shares her passion for Bridge by teaching private lessons and in a small class setting.

Lock Them Up!

Do you have any bad habits? If drinking is one of them, don’t tell anyone.

Heavenly Peace

Carmel Community Faithfully Tends a Sacred Refuge

Talking Turkey: Thanksgiving Leftover Food Safety

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means all of those delicious “bird day” leftovers will be in full swing.

Nevis Island: Alexander Hamilton's Birthplace

A few years ago, the fact that an island was the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton would have elicited very little excitement.

More Than Recreation: The YMCA In Early-American War Relief

When most people hear the letters YMCA, they think of little-league sports, summer camps, Indian Guides, and swimming pools. But prior to World War II, the YMCA played a vital role in the lives of soldiers during times of war.

Getting Your Stress Under Control

Stress affects all of us these days. Jobs, family issues, the daily news and hundreds of other factors can all help create and promote the stress and anxiety that so many of us feel.

Calling All Marshas: 102-Year-Old Marsha Hunt Wants To Hear From You

If your name is Marsha, there’s a good chance you were named after Marsha Hunt who turned 102 in October.