Shade-loving plants
By JOAN CROTHERS Towns Sentinel Editor
      Don't cut those trees! You can grow many beautiful flowering plants in that lovely shade. Here in the mountains the altitude and the shade do keep things cooler so let's not mess with cooler. Try to plant a variety of textures and shades of colors for an interesting and colorful -and cool-garden...
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Such enormous sunflowers?!
      Can you guess who this lady is with the huge sunflowers?! Anyone who might know who this lady is that grew these beautiful flowers, that stand around 8ft. tall, call in and let us know your guess. (Hint:) She is a local gardener from Young Harris, GA.
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Send Your Kids Back to School with Pencils, Notebooks and Nutritious Meals and Snacks
      Moms can get excited about many things that come with going back to school including the increased structure in their kids' lives and the numerous art projects that come home as gifts. However, moms are often challenged when it comes to providing nutritious meals for their kids during the new rout...
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Secrets of Stress-relieving Interior Design
      We all know stress is bad for us. In fact, about 64 percent of us say we are actively trying to reduce the amount of stress in our lives, according to the American Psychological Association. Health and interior design experts agree: stress relief can start at home by using smart stress-relieving d...
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Tips for 4-H and Youth
How Parents Can Build Children's Reading Skills
BY: NORMAFLANAGAN
      Parents have an important role in helping children to develop reading skills. Reading is an important personal, social, and educational activity.
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Senior News Line
Can Yoga Prevent Alzheimer's Disease?
BY: MATILDACHARLES
      A study out of the University of Pennsylvania shows some astonishing possibilities in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease -- and it only takes 12 minutes a day. The study involved yoga, of all things, and meditation.
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Icebox Cake
Make sure the bananas are very ripe for best flavor.
      COOK: 30 minutes TOTAL: 30 minutes, plus 5 hours chilling time MAKES: 10 servings 2 cups heavy or whipping cream 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 small ripe bananas,
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Birding Bits
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Strange But True
BY SAMANTHAWEAVER
      . It was 19th-century French novelist Gustave Flaubert who made the following sage observation: "Our ignorance of history makes us libel our own times. People have always been like this." . You probably are aware of the fact that slugger Babe Ruth held the record for the most home runs; you might...
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This is a Hammer
Bachelor Can't Keep His Bathroom Clean
BY SAMANTHAMAZZOTTA
      Q: When my mom came to visit my apartment last week, she said she was appalled at the state of the bathroom. I admit it's a little grungy, but I don't have the time to scrub it from top to bottom every week.
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The Illustrated Bible
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Donna's Day: Creative Family Fun
Heat Waves and Lemonade
      I've just made a simple scientific observation. As the mercury rises, so does the number of lemonade stands in my neighborhood. I figure today will be a scorcher, since I just counted 10 stands bustling with customers on my morning bike ride to the store.
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