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The local police chief said that this event has generated as much public interest as a hurricane. In a city ravaged by Rita in 2005, that is immense concern.
The concern built from residents’ strong ties to the park. Thousands of Lake Charles citizens hammered and sawed the Millennium Park into reality in 2000. Since that [...]

Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind.–Mary Ellen Chase

KAREN WINK
AMERICAN PRESS
December 13, 2010
On the sidewalk in front of Southgate Shopping Center, Leroy Williams prepares his stage for his sixth holiday season of performances.
After stretching his cheeks and fingers, Williams starts to pipe out a Christmas soundtrack for the shoppers hurrying between [...]

I love the holidays. They give you license to have fun even with your work.

All the world is a laboratory to the inquiring mind. –Martin H. Fischer

Art from fish from Karen Wink on Vimeo.
The best way to learn is through real world experience. Plus, it is also cheaper. Most workshops are $15K or more. Money I don’t have. So this year I resolved to learn as much as [...]

STORY BY KAREN WINK
AMERICAN PRESS, August 29, 2010
Current and former employees from the old Mathieson Alkali Works in Westlake gathered before sunrise to witness the last moments of a structure they called the heart of the old plant — a 320-foot tall flue stack.
At about 7 a.m. there was one small boom and then a [...]

Much of my time this summer has been spent shooting and learning video editing.

Little changes can make all the difference in a good video and a not so good video

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” -Anatole France

Most of the stories I have written so far have been about the arts. Recently I was given the opportunity write a news feature. The story was a tough one but I have a great editor that helped me through [...]