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The Moon was spectacular on Saturday night. It was full and closer to the earth than we will probably ever see in our lifetimes. Did you get to check it out?

And my pics are ok, but check out these amazing photos of the Super Moon:

Super Moon 2012, which occurred Saturday night, was not a sight to be missed, even if you were too busy drinking your Cinco de Mayo margaritas. This natural phenomenon is the one time a year when the moon is closer to the earth than ever, making it appear 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger. It also makes us stare off into space and go, “Whoah!?”

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Had a great time at the Fiesta......beautiful weather and lots of great entertainment.

The Moon was spectacular on Saturday night. It was full and closer to the earth than we will probably ever see in our lifetimes. Did you get to check it out?

And my pics are ok, but check out these amazing photos of the Super Moon:

Super Moon 2012, which occurred Saturday night, was not a sight to be missed, even if you were too busy drinking your Cinco de Mayo margaritas. This natural phenomenon is the one time a year when the moon is closer to the earth than ever, making it appear 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger. It also makes us stare off into space and go, “Whoah!?”

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The Sawmill Festival is this Saturday in Heflin, Louisiana.

This is a great small town event which features arts and crafts, food, live music throughout the day, a car show, a softball tournament and fun for the entire family.  Heflin is just south of Minden.

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Just in time for Cinco De Mayo, there is a cooking class Saturday from 10-noon.

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You know him as the retired host of "The Price is Right" but Bob Barker is a major animal rights activist. Barker has donated nearly 400 thousand dollars to open a new area at Chimp Haven in Southwest Shreveport.

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More big time movie making is headed our way.

Gerard Butler is set to star in the movie "OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN" which will be filmed in the Shreveport Bossier area. He will play an ex-Secret Service agent fighting to defend the Capitol building from terrorists. Millenium Films is working on

Robert has changed his musical taste now that he's 60. Here are some of the bands he likes listening to these days:

Grateful Your Not Dead
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Not So Young
The Velvet Underpants
Flak Sabbath
Cheap Crick
Yeasty Boys
Fleetwood Quack
AC/BC Powder
Earth Wind and Fiber
Guns & Dozes

Though he was a bit on the bitchy side, we did have a good time celebrating Robert's birthday at Superior.

You will have to ask him about some of the gifts he got.

ArtBreak showcases more than 2,500 original visual and literary artworks created by students in grades K-12! ArtBreak Jurors award $15,000 in Savings Bonds, Prizes & Trophies to more than 100 Caddo and Bossier Visual, Literary, and Performing Student Artists! Plus…after the judges make their decisions, they MUST DEFEND their choices to 200 students who learn the technique of critique, in turn, awarding the “Students’ Choice” Awards! The VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL is dedicated to serving ALL students with physical and/or mental disabilities in Northwest Louisiana with guest artists showing how they use their disabilities as abilities to create Art!! ArtBreak invites everyone to visit each Caddo and Bossier School by viewing over 100 School Exhibit Booths featuring outstanding student artwork and artistic achievements! ArtBreak showcases more than 100 student performances on three stages by Caddo and Bossier Schools’ performing arts programs with a special Superintendents’ Showcase.

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Morris Claiborne gets a call from the Dallas Cowboys and is the 6th player taken in the draft. I talked with Mayor Cedric Glover about Mo's future.

KEEL will be the home of the Dallas Cowboys this year and it will be fun to follow the star cornerback who is a Fairpark High Graduate

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About a month ago, I contacted the Mayor's Office to get them to proclaim April 28th as Robert J. Wright Day in Shreveport. It's pretty standard, they send you the form, and you fill it out.

I do want you to know that the Mayor's Office is on the ball

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