December 2022

Special Olympics

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Special Olympics

US supply chain under threat as unions, railroads clash

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Railroad engineers accepted their deal with the railroads that will deliver 24% raises but conductors rejected theirs, threatening the health of the economy just before the holidays and casting more doubt on whether the industry will be able to resolve the labor dispute before next month’s deadline without the help of Congress.

Gratitude is great

Thanksgiving Day is a time to acknowledge the things in our lives that keep us going when so many challenges are faced on a daily basis. When we think of gratitude, we think of being thankful for what we have instead of what we may lack.

Thurber’s tail: How not to name a puppy

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F riends turned on friends.

Lady Indians open season with 49-34 win over WCA

LAFAYETTE — The Elton Lady Indians kicked off their season on a high note last week by taking down Westminster Christian Academy (WCA) by a final of 49-34 in their season opener. The Lady Indians put three players in double digits in the scoring column to help preserve the win. The Lady Indians were back in action Monday night when they traveled to Sulphur to take on the 5A Lady Tors, then travel to New Iberia Wednesday night to face off with the Catholic High Lady Panthers.

Pandemonium in Plaquemine

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Bulldog Bites

TV tosses tinsel on 158 holiday films

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W hen it comes to sappy holiday movies, you either scorn them as you would another pair of reindeer-themed socks, or you eagerly binge on offerings such as “My Southern Family Christmas,” produced by Hallmark and described thusly: “Under the guise of a journalist, Campbell has a chance to get to know her biological father for the first time — without him ever knowing who she really is. … Campbell must decide if she’s going to keep her identity a secret or reveal the truth to her father — a decision that will change their family Christmas forever.”

Christmas

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“As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’”

Spain kicks off festivities with ‘El Gordo’ bumper lottery

MADRID (AP) — Spain kicked off the winter holidays with its huge Christmas lottery known as “El Gordo,” and an unemployed Peruvian woman was among the winners of The Fat One’s top 400,000-euro ($425,000) prize Thursday.

NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ headed to YouTube beginning next season

(AP) — Fans will have to Google it beginning next season if they want to access the NFL’s “Sunday Ticket” package.