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Single Mother Reminds Others How Much “Moms Matter” article by Kay Rector | photos by Martin G. Meyers Laurie Payne grew up in a traditional family. Her parents were married. Her father worked and provided for their family, while her mother stayed home and cared for Payne and her two brothers. S...
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article by Paul Lipe I REMEMBER our whole-family, February gathering out in Dallas for the purpose of celebrating the 9th birthday of Anna Kathryn. Anna Kathryn is the second child of our son Jonathan and his wife, Mary Linda, and is a sister to Sarah, Jon Paul and Lilly (who, at that time, had not ...
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Sep 19th, 2016
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Providing hope to the hopeless and home to the homeless article by Larone Richardson | photography by Martin G Meyers Imagine for a moment that you are four years old, and one day you’re separated from your mother, grandparents and siblings. You’re placed in a “receiving home,” because no fost...
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Sep 19th, 2016
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article by Paul Lipe I REMEMBER the last-second, game-winning shot just as though it had happened yesterday! The Dallas Hurricanes, a club-team girls’ basketball squad, were competing in a national tournament that was held in New Orleans in the summer of 2014. They had won all of their earlier games ...
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Sep 19th, 2016
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article by Meredith McKinnie I lost a baby today. Or perhaps I lost what I imagined was a baby today. It was my fourth visit, my fourth ultra sound. Last week had been hopeful. We finally saw something. It looked like a wedding ring, a perfect little circle of life beginning. And I began to fall in [...
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Sep 19th, 2016
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article by Meredith McKinnie Have you noticed any colorful creations outside lately, particularly painted rocks? Apparently they’re being painted and placed all over Ouachita Parish for unsuspecting finders or rock hunt enthusiasts. What began in Jena, Louisiana, in LaSalle Parish has been brought to...
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Aug 29th, 2016
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written by Meredith McKinnie | photography by Martin G Meyers Kita K. Wright A native of Monroe, Louisiana, Kita Wright’s style can be summed up in one word, comfort. A graduate of Carroll High School and The Art Institute of Dallas where he focused on video production, Kita started his busine...
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Aug 29th, 2016
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Dee Keller is a down-to-earth mother of four, a successful shoe designer based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and a breast cancer survivor. by Lisa Tramontana DEE KELLER IS EXHAUSTED BUT EXCITED. She has just returned home from a fashion market in New York City, where she spent the last few days connectin...
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Aug 29th, 2016
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article by Maré Brennan | photography by Martin G Meyers The stories behind collectible objects, such as antique buttons, drive Lisa Harp to create lasting pieces of Harp Strings jewelry that celebrate each button’s uniqueness. Lisa and her husband of thirty-one years, James, have recently returned t...
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article by Meredith McKinnie Having been raised in the fashion world, Kemper LaRae Baugh is no stranger to style. Her stepmom, Kelly Block, opened K Sera when Kemper was only thirteen, and since then Kemper has been involved in photo shoots, fashion shows, styled for Homecoming Court and has essentia...
