Queens of the Meadows
Goldenrods - Ironweeds - Joe Pyes
Elaine K. Delcuze Plant Rescue Team Member
      To a wildflower lover, the colorful blooms of these late flowering composites rival those of the approaching fall season. Yet they have been mistakenly accused as the cause of allergies.
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Cultural effect of drought causing plant roots to rot
BY: ROBERT N. BREWER, JR.
      Drought conditions across the state have drastically reduced diseases on landscape plants. But in their efforts to save parched and withering shrubs and trees, many Georgian homeowners have caused their plants' roots to rot. Most of the disease problems are related to what homeowners are doing to...
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Get a Head Start on Healthy After-School Living
      While what children eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner are extremely important for a child's health, snacking also plays an important role. Developing healthy snacking habits early on may have more of an impact on a child's overall health than most people realize.
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This is a hammer
Drain Traps Play Critical Role
BY SAMANTHAMAZZOTTA
      Q: Our senior community newspaper said to "make sure you run at least a quart of water in all the seldom-used sink or tub drains in the house every few weeks, as they can dry out and allow sewer gas to enter the house.
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Tips for 4-H and Youth
Cooking up some fun
BY: NORMAFLANAGAN
      Someone's in the kitchen with Mama, and they are not strummin' on the ole banjo - they are cooking! Cooking activities are a great way to introduce your kids to new foods, allow your children to develop self-esteem by allowing them to contribute to the family meal and to help your children become...
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Dollars and Sense
Virtual Credit Cards for Online Shopping
BYDAVID UFFINGTON
      Virtual credit-card numbers can make shopping online much safer. Also called substitute card numbers or disposable cards, they can go a long way toward protecting you against credit-card fraud. Virtual credit cards are temporary numbers given to you by your regular credit-card company. There are ...
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Donna's Day: Creative family fun
One-On-One Grandparent Time
BYDONNAERICKSON
      "Over the freeway and through the 'burbs, to grandmother's house we go!" That's how urban families are likely to begin the traditional singalong song nowadays. And lucky they are if grandparents and grandkids are living only a ZIP code away.
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Poetry Contest
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