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Minute drug delivery systems show promise of treating deep infections
It may be the ultimate “silver bullet” – an extremely small particle made of iron coated with ceramic and silver and finally a powerful drug that can find its way through the human body to target a...
Dec 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stacy Gill is the editor of the Zachary Plainsman-News and web manager of Zacharytoday.com. Her column 'Thinking Out Loud' regularly appears in the Plainsman and online.
Hurry Up, and Wrap!
Ironically, for someone whose professional life revolves around deadlines, I am a huge procrastinator. I often feel like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind when she says: "I won't think about it...
Dec 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Erin Sullivan, state park’s program consultant, discusses wetlands animals to third-through fifth- grade students during the Louisiana Wetlands Exploration Day at Tickfaw State Park on Nov. 29. (PHOTO/Johnny Morgan)
Students explore wetlands through LSU AgCenter program
Elementary school students from Tangipahoa and Livingston parishes learned the importance of wetlands during Louisiana Wetlands Exploration Day on Nov. 29 at Tickfaw State Park. Third-, fourth- and...
Dec 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Status quo defenders challenge education reforms in courts
In state court this week, Judge Tim Kelley of the 19th JDC heard a suit filed by the Louisiana Association of Educators, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, the Louisiana School Boards Associatio...
Dec 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Christmas is Coming
No need to panic, but don’t wait until you have few or no options, and end up spending more than you can afford. With some planning and preparation, you can make Christmas inexpensive and fun. And ...
Dec 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stacy Gill is the editor of the Zachary Plainsman-News and author of the regular column, Thinking Out Loud. (PHOTO/LSN)
No tree, just cheer here
Am I to be considered an Ebenezer Scrooge or doomed to a holiday season of Bah, Humbug-ness if I do not get a Christmas tree, hang lights, decorations or a wreath upon my door? Why would I go to su...
Nov 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter to the Editor: Donating organs, donating life
Received via e-mail Nov. 26 Dear Editor: So often we find ourselves on or near the bottom of health rankings, but today we celebrate being at the top of a very important list that affects many p...
Nov 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Red Cross survey: Public still plans to give to charities
Results show Americans will donate despite 2012 giving to political causes, Hurricane Sandy
Nov 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Seafood marketing program expanding
A seafood promotion and marketing project aimed at developing direct sales from fishermen to customers is being expanded along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. The new Louisiana Direct Seafood program is ...
Nov 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU dairy science professor Chuck Boeneke chats with LSU AgCenter employee Ronda Clark as she enjoys an ice cream cone at the LSU Dairy Store last July. (PHOTO/Johnny Morgan)
LSU AgCenter Dairy Store provides popular items for holidays
The holidays mean an increase in mail orders for boxed cheese at the LSU AgCenter Dairy Store. The boxes contain two pounds of cheese that sell for $11.50 a box, plus tax and shipping charges, and ...
Nov 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Many new varieties of poinsettias come to market every year. (PHOTO/Allen Owings)
Thanksgiving kicks off poinsettia season
Thanksgiving week is the time when many people begin purchasing plants for the holiday season, and many poinsettias are available in stores and garden centers now, according to LSU AgCenter horticu...
Nov 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sweet potatoes add color, nutrients to holiday meals
The holidays are a perfect time to enjoy Louisiana sweet potatoes or yams, as they have come to be known. Louisiana yams are bred to have a soft, moist flesh and to be exceptionally sweet and flavo...
Nov 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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