FROM THE TOP
LELAND ACKER chreporter@mediactr.com
      Proverbs 31 says, "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her value is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life... many daughters have done virtuously, but you excel them all.
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SCENE IN PASSING
MARIE WHITEHEAD herald@mediactr.com
      It's mid-July and pea picking-shelling is in high gear. Many summer gardens may prove to be more plentiful than had been imagined. It is great to report that Baby Cooper, son of Adriene and Jason Stanaland, continues to gain ground at the preemie unit in Shreveport. He is the grandson of Lester a...
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HIGH POINTS FROM EL CAMINO REAL
CHRIS DAVIS elcaminoreal@consolidated.net
      Many folks along El Camino Real have reported seeing animals coming out of the river bottoms walking two by two. I haven't noticed anybody with a long white beard building a big boat around here, but if the water keeps coming we may have to go over to Louisiana and hijack one of those big casino b...
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