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The Slidell Independent to hit stands on west side
I imagine there are a few new readers this week. The Slidell Independent has debuted this week in Mandeville and Covington, starting with over 30 locations where you can find our great local paper.
Read More »Don’t miss our special Memorial Day edition
I had a most interesting interview last week with a 91-year-old “young” man. Yes, I did say that Joe Songy is still a young man. Well, at least when it comes to his wit,
Read More »Been to a class reunion lately?
Class reunions. Have you gone to many of them? Especially when the years have gone and gone? Like your 50th or later? I went to another one of those on Sunday at the Slidell
Read More »Don’t count Hayes out for parish president
Annnnddddd……they’re off!! No, it’s not a horse race, although in a way I suppose it is, but I am referring to the election to find our next parish president. The actual election does not
Read More »West-side expansion for the Independent
I have been doing this newspaper thing for a very long time. I started when I was 18 years of age and have never looked back. OK, so I did get convinced in my
Read More »God’s hope for us: Leave a legacy
Maybe it’s just because I’m older now. But more-and-more, I run into information, stories I cover, or people talking about the importance to do things for others as our life moves along—especially if we
Read More »Don’t give up on your dreams
Follow your dreams. It’s a well-known phrase and one that we all need to seek after as best we can—and that means for your entire life. I ran into a couple of situations in
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I got ‘the treat instead of the treatment!’
My father-in-law Pat Sullivan used to have a few lines the family all remembers about him. One of them was “the treat instead of the treatment,” referring to something nice that happened to him.
Read More »Phil’s Marina Café: A North Shore classic
We’ve got a lot of great Slidell, locally-owned restaurants and I must say I enjoy bouncing around to different ones. I’m lucky enough to say that I’ve eaten at a lot of top rated,
Read More »David Green: ‘God owns it all’
Interesting when elections are behind me. The hard news from parish or city government seems to settle down and there isn’t as much going on, particularly in the way of controversy. With very little
Read More »How about some inspiration to change?
Have you ever tried to lose weight? OK, OK, don’t all answer at once. I imagine many of us have tried to lose a little or a lot of weight at some time in
Read More »A memorable five-day music run
As my wife and I were riding to the airport in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on Monday morning at 3:30 a.m., we were probably both thinking something along the lines of, “what the heck are
Read More »Party time and a great guitar repair man
It’s nice to see the weather starting to pull out of our winter chill, not that we won’t still have a few more cold blasts come through. But I know that once March is
Read More »Need RV repairs? Call Jake, or Tony
Say hello to the newest advertiser in The Slidell Independent: Jake’s Mobile RV Repair. You can see his ad on page 2A and I would certainly hope some of you folks with RV’s will
Read More »Super Bowl parties not time to diet
Are you trying to watch what you eat and trying to watch your shape a bit? Then don’t go to Super Bowl parties. The food spreads my wife and I saw going to a
Read More »GREAT advice for small business owners
I’ve talked a lot in this space about why I think local, small business owners offer so much more in customer service. Now, I have proof. For starters, you can figure out that a
Read More »Thanks Slidell for a great 17 years
Who would have guessed? It was exactly 17 years ago this Thursday, Jan. 29 in 2009 that Slidellians were, I’m guessing, pleasantly surprised to see a Slidell newspaper all over town. The Slidell Independent
Read More »Louis: King of St. Pat’s, and great parties
OK, so I like a good party. And so does my friend Louis Ochoa, Slidell businessman who has had great success as owner of NOLA Grill, Pinewood Country Club and The Sadie Jane wedding
Read More »Talk to Text: Real magic for me
For a 71-year-old man, I like to think I’m pretty good with today’s world of tech. And not that long ago, I took a little time to make sure I knew how to handle
Read More »Interesting elections on the horizon
Don’t look now, but election season is getting ramped up again. This May 16 will be the primary for city elections. Not only will Mayor Randy Fandal have to run and win his job
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