Opinion

Opinion

• Starting with a soil test

  The soil test provides a starting place for a soil improvement program for the home gardener. Unless you know the problems in your garden soil, you are only guessing when you apply fertilizer. The guessing method in some cases causes you to spend excess money on unneeded fertilizer.

  February 15, 2013 1 Photo

• USDA decision leads to more meat, grains in school lunches

  The United States Department of Agriculture announced in December it is relaxing the daily and weekly maximum limits of grains and meat in school lunches in Oklahoma and across the nation for the rest of the 2012-13 academic year.

  February 6, 2013 1 Photo

• Roundup, Oklahoma editorials

  Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers:

  February 5, 2013

• Easy prevention to reducing older adults’ risk of falling

  Although even the most sure-footed among us take the occasional spill, the chances of tripping or falling increase sharply as we age. The good news is that most falls can be prevented.

  January 29, 2013 1 Photo

• Lead exposure can lead to long-term troubles for kids

  The following is an article written by Dr. Gina Peek, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension consumer and housing specialist:
  As hard as parents try, it is impossible for them to protect their children from every hazard. However, one thing they can shield their kids from is lead poisoning. Lead poisoning is completely preventable. Families just have to be very watchful in identifying, then removing or controlling, any lead hazards in the home or other places where their kids spend lots of time.

  January 22, 2013 1 Photo

• Who watches the watchmen?

  What few fans the National Hockey League has left breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday as the players’ union voted to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement and end the lockout.

  January 17, 2013

• Joy - Assisi, Italy

  How many of you had a nativity scene on display in your home over the Christmas holiday? Do you know nativity scenes were created back in the 1200’s by a monk devoted to nature, a life of poverty and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ?

  January 17, 2013 1 Photo

• 4-H Bread Baking, Craft and Photography Contests

  The 4-H Bread Baking, Craft and Photography Contests. All three of these contests are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16. We will accept entries from 1-1:30 p.m. in the Krebs School Cafeteria.

  January 16, 2013 1 Photo

• Lead exposure can lead to long-term troubles for kids

  The following is an article written by Dr. Gina Peek, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension consumer and housing specialist:

  January 15, 2013 1 Photo

• Lowering your cholesterol with foods

  For those of us who have been to the doctor lately, blood work can be a blessing or a curse.

  January 8, 2013 1 Photo

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