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Social Security: Medicare age is still 65
By JOSEPH FERGUSON Social Security Public Affairs Specialist If you’re in your 60s, you probably know that the age to receive full retirement benefits has changed. But it’s important to remember th...
Dec 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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How ‘Ticket To Work’ can help
By JOSEPH FERGUSON Social Security Public Affairs Specialist The summer of 2007 felt like a bad dream for Terry Anderson. Reeling from a recent cancer diagnosis, she was downsized from the company...
Dec 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Leaves of a green-leaf form of Japanese maple. Note the winged fruit. LSU AgCenter/Allen Owings
Japanese maples can make great signature trees
By Allen Owings LSU AgCenter horticulturist Japanese maples have the potential to be one of the most outstanding small trees for specimen plantings and focal-point use in residential landscapes in ...
Nov 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Get It Growing: Bring plants inside for winter
By DAN GILL LSU AgCenter Horticulturist BATON ROUGE — Louisiana gardeners often use containers of tender tropical plants on decks, patios and porches and in courtyards to provide color and beauty t...
Nov 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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‘Crape murder’ is early this year
By ALLEN OWINGS LSU AgCenter horticulturist HAMMOND — A poor horticulture practice in Louisiana and across the South involves one of our most beloved landscape trees. Each year, crape myrtles are p...
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Violas, pansies ideal cool-season plants
By ALLEN OWINGS LSU AgCenter horticulturist HAMMOND – The ideal planting time for cool-season bedding plants in Louisiana runs from late September through early December. Some of our common cool-s...
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Marci’s Medicare Answers: Some diabetic supplies covered
Dear Marci, I have diabetes and I am about to become eligible for Medicare. Does Medicare cover diabetic supplies? —Allison Dear Allison, Yes, Medicare covers certain diabetic supplies, such as g...
Nov 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Getting cranberry sauce just right
By ELIZABETH KARMEL The Associated Press One of the many things I love about Thanksgiving is the continuity of the menu across generations and regions. Sure, every family and region has its own int...
Oct 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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AgCenter: Best-performing landscape plants for 2013
Each fall, trial gardens, such as those located at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station, compile results from entries and name the best-performing of the new plants for the next year. The plan...
Oct 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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A unique feature of Conversation Piece azaleas is that flowers of different colors appear on the same plant.
Robin Hill azaleas include new La. Super Plant
By ALLEN OWINGS LSU AgCenter horticulturist Encore azaleas have gathered considerable attention over the past 10 years, but we need to remember we had great, fall-flowering — sometimes referred to ...
Oct 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marci’s Medicare Answers: Does Medicare cover outpatient physical therapy?
Dear Marci, I just signed up for Original Medicare and I need to get physical therapy. Does Medicare cover outpatient physical therapy? Nick Dear Nick, Yes, Medicare will help pay for outpatient ...
Sep 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Consider bald cypress for the home landscape
By Allen Owings LSU AgCenter horticulturist Louisiana’s state tree is the bald cypress. Its scientific name is Taxodium distichum. Bald cypress is one of our most distinguished native trees and is ...
Sep 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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