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Get It Growing: Use caution with insecticide
By DAN GILL LSU AgCenter Horticulturist As the weather warms up, insect problems increase. Many gardeners still feel they should immediately get an insecticide and begin spraying when they see inse...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Club House Burger mixes two kinds of meat
The American Table: Secret to a great burger? Less is more!
By ELIZABETH KARMEL The Associated Press When the weather turns warm, I find myself craving the smell and taste of a great homemade burger off the grill. So what makes a great burger? There are a f...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marci’s Medicare Answers: Will Medicare pay for depression screening?
Dear Marci, I suffer from bouts of depression. Does Medicare cover screenings for depression? —Christopher Dear Christopher, Yes. Medicare covers yearly screenings for depression. These screenings...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rose of Sharon adds to summer landscapes
By ALLEN OWINGS LSU AgCenter horticulturist HAMMOND — Althea goes by the scientific name of Hibiscus syriacus. When they look at althea, most gardeners are reminded of the hibiscus family, to which...
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Making a cute chain for mom’s eyeglasses is easy
By AMY LORENTZEN The Associated Press Making a pretty chain for Mom’s eyeglasses can be a simple, personal and practical Mother’s Day gift. Depending on your skill level, you could make anything fr...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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A tapas-style take on Mother’s Day brunch
By ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press A tapas-style meal made up of a variety of small, appetizer-like bites is something we tend to associate with evenings and cocktails. But we thought the same i...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Prepare mom an easy blend of eggs, veggies
By ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press Mom always said to eat your vegetables, so this Mother’s Day serve her breakfast in bed inspired by a walk through the garden. We began with the idea of egg-in...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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An easy mousse for mom the kids can help make
By ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press It doesn’t matter how skilled — or not — your kids are in the kitchen. This easy, fruity mousse parfait is a great Mother’s Day project they can help with. To ...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Get It Growing: New plants need special watering
By Dan Gill LSU AgCenter Horticulturist Lots of new planting gets done every spring. Proper watering can make the difference between life and death to newly planted lawns, trees, shrubs and ground ...
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Happiness for Mom is a toasted cheese sandwich
By ELIZABETH KARMEL The Associated Press Happiness is ... a warm cheese sandwich. It’s a sentiment as true today as when I read it as a child in my very first cookbook, the “Peanuts Cook Book.” It ...
Apr 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wheelhouse -- A calendar of events for East St. Mary Parish
Lifeguard training Friday, April 26, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost is $300 for a two-year certification. For more information, contact the Mor...
Apr 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nature takes starring role in ink stamping
By JENNIFER FORKER The Associated Press I was chopping vegetables for dinner recently when my 14-year-old daughter, Grace, disappeared with the unusable end of the bok choy. She returned five minut...
Apr 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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