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The facts about strokes

May is Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke is a treatable neurological emergency that is currently the fifth leading cause…

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR:Parent engagement is the goal

It is critical to understand, Parent Involvement is not bad. It’s just that Engagement is better. There are many ideas known…

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Citrus borers are abound

  This week I have received a number of emails and texts asking what the stuff is that…

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Ask Rusty – My Social Security Card Is Incorrect – What Should I Do?

Dear Rusty: My sister and I have the same first and last names but are distinguished by our “middle”…

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Finley:Its your call

Does anyone remember the old days of being “on call?”   Way back when you carried a pager instead of…

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Are You Prepared for Long-Term Care Expenses?

In general, Americans are not sufficiently prepared to pay for long-term care. Many of them go through their…

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Changes in beef industry go beyond the numbers

By Nathan Gregory MSU Extension Service STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi’s beef cattle herd size and farm inventory have…

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This Mother’s Day & every day, I strive to ‘Be like Ghee’

Last summer, I wrote an editorial in memory of my paternal grandmother who passed away in 2015. I…

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Help for mother with long-term care

Dear Toni: You have written about other options for long term care in the past and have discussed…

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Letter to the Editor: Retirement age wouldn’t have much effect on teacher recruitment

State Senator Rogers Pope, the former superintendent of Livingston Parish schools, is a strong long-time advocate for education.…