"It's an unexpected honor to be included with so many people I've admired for a long time and many I've gotten to know and grown to love," Allen said. "Extra special since in high school I was voted 'Most Likely To Dangle A Participle.'" Allen graduated from Louisiana Tech with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's in English.

He described a technological discovery that will likely prove to be the most significant of our age: A new digital money based on absolute mathematical scarcity, highly decentralized and governed by the consensus of tens of thousands of self-interested participants who don’t know or trust each other.

A glance back 100 years ago to the start of the period now regarded as “The Roaring Twenties” found America enthralled with a radical new form of entertainment. It brought musical performances and news of the day right into their homes, something called “wireless telephony” that we would soon know simply as radio.

With Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month happening in March, it’s an excellent time to learn more about colorectal cancer. Make sure that you and your loved ones are aware of the risks and the latest recommendations for screenings.

Each year, birth defects affect about one in 33 babies born in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mainly developing in the first three months of pregnancy as a baby’s organs form, birth defects present as structural changes and can affect one or more parts of the body.

For those of us who are moms, most of us can probably attest that being a mom is both the most wonderful and, at times, the most difficult thing we have ever done. Between washing clothes, playing with little ones and picking up toys, most moms don’t have much time to sit down, let alone have the space to check in on their mental health.

The irony of being a writer is that creative power blooms in community, even though creation generally happens while we are alone. These communities can be difficult to find, create and nurture. Yet, Shreveport has excelled at this — as I witnessed, a bit awestruck, at Critical Mass 10.

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