Opinion
The calm beneath the storm
“Mom,” I said as soon as she answered the phone, “Would you mind cooking white beans with my leftover ham?” (Yes, I could have cooked. ...
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Opinion
Ceramic turkeys call back seasonal memories
I thought I had picked up all the Fall – every plastic pumpkin, each colorful candy corn, and all the fake fall foliage. But not ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
We can learn from the grateful leper
It was a terrible condition. The disease which isolated its victims didn’t travel alone, for the mention of the word brought fear, dread and despair. ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Christmas pajamas in November
Okay. I admit it. I broke my own rule. In my home, the Christmas season usually begins the night of Thanksgiving when I distribute pajamas ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 12:00 am
Columnists
Making something beautiful out of a mess
Ivory soap wasn’t designed to float. Chocolate chip cookies were accidentally developed. A tension spring designed to monitor horsepower on naval battleships fell, and the ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:09 am
opinon
One day we’ll meet again
Last week, my family paused to reflect on the life and death of my sister Kay. She’s been gone two years and as my daughter ...
by Ronny Michel, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 11:23 am
Health
Breast Cancer Awareness: JoAnn Morris Alexander’s story
Although it’s been 27 years, JoAnn Morris Alexander remembers the day she discovered a dimpled knot on her breast. “It was purple and red and looked ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 12:09 am
Columnists
Michel: Parents are a treasure, even during election season
I wanted to vote early this year; however, every time I passed the parish building, the long line of voters outside discouraged me. I decided ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 12:04 am
Celebrations
New Pastor named at First Baptist Church in LaPlace
LAPLACE — On October 1, following a yearlong search, Shane Newton was named Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in LaPlace. He, his wife Anna, and their ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 12:10 am
Faith & Values
Smoothing out the rough edges
There are a few things in the Bible that cause me to wonder. For instance, who’s the guy who streaked in the garden? (Mark 14:51-52) ...