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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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Little Ruby alternanthera -Photo by Dan Gill
Get It Growing: Little Ruby alternanthera gives summer color
By DAN GILL LSU AgCenter Horticulturist The foliage of ornamental plants generally plays a supporting role to their colorful flowers. Leaves, in all their many different shades of green, typically ...
Apr 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marci’s Medicare Answers: Are eyeglasses covered?
Dear Marci, I need to get eyeglasses to correct my vision. Does Original Medicare cover eyeglasses? —Cindy Dear Cindy, Original Medicare, the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program offered d...
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Autism awareness support
By KATHLEEN SEBELIUS U.S. Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Every April during National Autism Awareness Month, we recognize the special challenges faced by those living with Autism Spec...
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Get It Growing: Horticulturist says blue blooms are rare
By DAN GILL LSU AgCenter horticulturist Blue, particularly true blue, is a color relatively rare among garden flowers. Blame the pollinators. Remember, flowers are not produced by plants for our en...
Apr 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Angelonias offer good landscape performance
By ALLEN OWINGS LSU AgCenter horticulturist HAMMOND — Gardeners have long desired flowers that are low-maintenance in their landscape. But they also want these flowers to last spring through fall. ...
Apr 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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How to redecorate without overspending
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK — With the housing recovery gaining steam, Americans have more incentives to paint up, touch up and otherwise redecorate their homes. But there’s no n...
Apr 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jollof: A taste of Africa reminiscent of the South
By MICHELE KAYAL The Associated Press Whenever Esi Impraim’s mother made jollof — a rich, tomato-laced dish of meats, rice and sometimes seafood — the time it took to bubble away on the stove was a...
Apr 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cheyenne Spirit echinacea at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station. Submitted Photo/Allen Owings
Five bedding plants are All-America picks
By Allen Owings LSU AgCenter horticulturist HAMMOND — The 2013 gardening season sees five new bedding plants named All-America Selection winners. These include Profusion Double Deep Salmon zinnia, ...
Mar 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Women’s History Month recognized
By KATHLEEN SEBELIUS Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary March 1 marked the beginning of Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is as fitting as it is exciting: “Women Inspiring Innovati...
Mar 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tricks help kids keep an organized bedroom
By MELISSA RAYWORTH The Associated Press The conversation often starts with, “Where are your shoes?” For many parents trying to get out the door on time in the morning, a child with a disorganized ...
Feb 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Azaleas are blooming early throughout Louisiana this year.
Planning for azaleas is important decision
By Allen Owings LSU AgCenter horticulturist HAMMOND — Azaleas are Louisiana’s most popular shrub among home gardeners. Fall is the best time to plant azaleas, followed, in turn, by winter, spring a...
Feb 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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