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Unwanted Predators!

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It was early morning. I wasn’t feeling well, so I decided to sleep late. The phone rang, loudly in the quiet. What? I looked at the number and knew immediately, who it was. I had talked to this man, a few times. But, then I figured out, who he was. Now, this was getting ridiculous. I determined, this telemarketer, was not going to wake me up, again.
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Fincher’s Corner

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Lawrence and Lucille Mitchell of Vinton, La. invited me for lunch almost every Sunday of the six years that I was their pastor. They were the “canners” of the community and Lawrence built Lucille special shelves for their canned food.
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Memories and Musings

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I did not know it in the middle 1940s when I was in elementary school in San Augustine, Texas, but I was breaking the law. In fact all we students were lawbreakers. Some of you might recall this event that the courts now say was very detrimental to our very souls. Yet, most of us grew up to b e intelligent and useful citizens in spite of the learned judges’ opinions.
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Prevent the spread of oak wilt in Texas

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While winter is the ideal time to prune trees, pruning after recent droughts and freezes may cause more damage than good this year. “Pruning always adds stress to trees because it opens wounds that need to seal, so if a tree is already stressed, it’s best to avoid unnecessary pruning this year,” Demian Gomez, Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Forest Health Coordinator.
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Pet Talk

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Horses have delicate and complex gastrointestinal systems compared to many other animals, leaving them susceptible to digestive disorders, such as colitis. The term 'colitis' means inflammation of the large intestine, which is most often accompanied by diarrhea.