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6 First Person with David Sorrells 18 Who’s News 38 Business Buzz 43 By the Numbers 66 Happenings 68 Solutions for Life! 69 Cameron Connection 70 McNeese Corral
9 Reimagine the Egg 10 Boost Your Health with Balsamics
Places & Faces 12 Their Faith Never Wavered 16 Lake Charles Native aboard USS George HW Bush
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Money & Career 30 Social Security and YOU
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32 Things Not to Do at Your Next Business Lunch 36 How to Hashtag
Home & Family 40 Things to Consider Before Having Children 42 The Cost of Raising Kids Today 44 Millennials and Religion
Style & Beauty 50 Achieving Facial Harmony: An Art or a Science? 53 Big, Beautiful Brows
Mind & Body 54 Sorting Through Allergy Myths 58 Women: 5 Ways to Work-out Your Arms 62 Shift Work Could Be Breaking Your Heart
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