It is estimated over 70 million Americans suffer from difficulty falling or staying asleep, also known as insomnia. Although most experience the occasional night with difficulty sleeping, to many the problem persists that becomes a chronic daily affair.

Growing up, my three sisters and I lived the life of children in a closely held family business. Saturday morning cartoons were often followed by a trip to check jobs with Daddy.

The area’s only Actors’ Equity theater company, River City Repertory, is about to bring Albee to the local stage with a production of his play “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?” opening April 15 at the East Bank Theater at the Bossier Arts Council.

On the surface, some things from the administration’s recent budget presentation made it look to the casual observer that it was not as bad as expected. The cut to higher education, while huge at more than $200 million, was not as much as some were predicting.