It's a beauty, isn't it? And such a bargain. I found it at a Goodwill store in Portland.
I've been without a guitar for many years, so it was good to find one that finally spoke to me. It called out to me from a display shelf on the end of the toy aisle, near home decorations. Oh, and did I menti ...By Carl Dubois / Special to the American Press
It's rainy, breezy and 46 degrees as I write this here in the Pacific Northwest. But that's not the craziest weather news of the day. About three hours away, snow led to classes being canceled. My sources tell me this is not happening in Lake Charles and the surrounding area.By Carl Dubois / Special to the American Press
It's not unusual for the aisles in grocery stores to be festooned with odds and ends, such as chip clips on the chips aisle, or fancy fizz-saving bottle caps on the soda aisle, just hanging there in some smartly placed mini-display. But imagine my surprise — and then my smile — today af ...
By Carl Dubois / Special to the American Press
There are a lot of people who would agree with the headline on this CBSSports.com piece. Jerry Hinnen's blog post just happened to come across my desk and computer screen today during work, and I figured there might be a few of you who would get a kick out of it. I walked into and out of that tunn ...By Carl Dubois / Special to the American Press
Take a look here: http://images.ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/elbow.gif Ouch
By Carl Dubois / Special to the American Press
Not me. I don't always drink drool, but when I do, I prefer Moose Drool. It also reminds me of a memorable trip I made a long time ago to cover a McNeese football game in Missoula, Mont., where Moose Drool is made. It also reminds me of a reporter who worked for me in Oregon — not because sh ...By Carl Dubois / Special to the American Press
Technology is a wonderful thing. For one, it allows me to keep up with my nephew, Gill Landry, as he travels the earth with Old Crow Medicine Show. Here is video from Wednesday's performance at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles: Old Crow Medicine Show was on "Conan" Monday night. Here is the performan ...
By Carl Dubois / Special to the American Press
But this was no surprise. Portland is very book-friendly. Take a book. Leave a book. Very cool. Very Portland. Happy Friday.By Carl Dubois / Special to the American Press
Not sure what else to say. Toddler wanders onto the court, pants down, after the Houston Rockets victory at Oklahoma City. Your browser does not support iframes. Those are definitely some low-riding pants. Some pretty funny comments on Deadspin, if you dare.
By Carl Dubois / Special to the American Press
And maybe a lump in your throat. Here is another piece about this gesture by the Portland Timbers:
By Carl Dubois / Special to the American Press
OK, the approaching motion-picture remake of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel is not the second film called The Great Gatsby, so I'm taking some creative license with my subject line, but compared to director Baz Luhrmann, it's hardly license. It's more like a learner's permit. Or a note from Ep ...
BATON ROUGE (AP) — People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol
to ask senators to p ...ELTON — The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana will hold an election Saturday to choose a new tribal chairman and fill two seats on the Tribal Council ...
JENNINGS — Unbuckled drivers and passengers are being targeted by the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office during the Click It or Ticket cam ...
A 33-year-old Vinton man has been charged with aggravated incest, pornography involving juveniles and cruelty to juveniles, authorities said.
Calcasi ...
Players old and new found the news of the Swashbucklers’ demise sad.
As current players regrouped Thursday for practice, just hours after heari ...
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Arkansas scored the go-ahead run on a squeeze bunt by Tyler Spoon in the eighth inning and tacked on two
more insurance run ...
The final game of McNeese State’s baseball season ended up being the final game of Terry Burrows’ career as the Cowboys coach.
Burrows st ...
It was just two years ago that hopes were sky high.
The Swashbucklers were under new management and there was fresh energy in the franchise. There w ...
ELTON — The Coushatta Farmers’ Market will wrap up its spring season Saturday with the Coushatta Farmers’ Market Fun Fest,
featurin ...
Lafayette band Travis Matte and the Kingpins will be the lead attraction at the second Downtown at Sundown performance Friday
on Ryan Street between ...
The American Press compiles a list of entertainment events scheduled for Southwest Louisiana. The full list is posted online each Wednesday night whil ...
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