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Make the 3 Rs of trash work for you
Trash is everyone’s problem. We all create it. Every time we empty a plastic milk jug or read a newspaper, we create eventual trash. Of course things wear out, spoil or are no longer useful.

LSU AgCenter provides literacy training to parents, educators
Teachers at training

(Distributed 9/17/09) TALLULAH, La. – LSU AgCenter 4-H youth development staff members provided literacy training to more than 110 parents and Head Start and elementary school teachers from a three-parish area Aug. 19 to help prepare them for the upcoming school year.

The third wire: using three-prong plugs with two-prong adapters
(Distributed 09/15/09) When dealing with electrical appliances in the home, it’s often aggravating to have a three-prong plug with only a two-prong outlet, such as with extension cords.

Time to divide Louisiana irises
(Distributed 09/11/09) Some of the most beautiful irises for our gardens are the hybrids of several native species. Called Louisiana irises, these plants are becoming increasingly popular in gardens all over the world.

Saving seeds is part of sustainable landscaping
(Distributed 09/04/09) Saving seeds from plants growing in your landscape can be a part of sustainable landscaping – it saves you money from unnecessarily buying new seed.
Avoid high-cost predatory home loan traps
(Distibuted 09/02/09) With the current economic situation, home buyers have to be especially careful when shopping for reputable lenders.
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