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4-H'ers send soldiers presents from home Posted on 05/29/03 by Sharon Omahen

Soldiers in "Operation Iraqi Freedom" from Georgia's Fort Stewart and Fort Hunter will soon get shoe boxes from home through the efforts of 4-H'ers in, interestingly enough, Liberty County. The shoe boxes are filled with much-needed personal care items, not shoes.

Protect your kids from obesity this summer Posted on 05/29/03 by

Experts predict that obesity will overtake smoking as the leading cause of death. And it's largely due to the way we feed ourselves and our children, said Connie Crawley.

World stage set for Georgia vegetables Posted on 05/23/03 by Brad Haire

Georgia farmers grow more vegetables than Georgians can eat each year. The extra is shipped and sold to other places. But there’s one big place farmers haven’t shipped to that could bring them and Georgia’s economy more money in the future.

Mideast scientists exchange plants, extend peace Posted on 05/22/03 by Cat Holmes

Despite renewed outbreaks of violence that have brought Middle East peace talks to a standstill, a smaller peace project that brings Israeli and Moroccan scientists together to exchange the seeds of peace took a big step forward recently.

Radon testing program can help prevent lung cancer Posted on 05/22/03 by

Radon causes cancer. Experts say it’s the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, after tobacco smoke, killing 15,000 to 22,000 people a year. Now, a new program can help you avoid it.

Food, shelter attract snakes to your home Posted on 05/21/03 by Wade Hutcheson

Most people don't have snakes on their list of favorite wildlife. They may provide a service (feeding on rodents and other pests), but can't they do it elsewhere?

Get inside the mind of a garden tomato Posted on 05/21/03 by Wayne J. McLaurin

If you want to grow great tomatoes in your home garden, you need to get inside the mind of your tomato plants.

Top 10 new superstars at UGA Trial Gardens Posted on 05/20/03 by Paul A. Thomas

Allan Armitage and the staff in the University of Georgia Horticulture Department have been evaluating new plants for two decades. Folks always ask for each year's top 10 plants.

Scientist getting to know deadly plant pathogen Posted on 05/19/03 by Brad Haire

As far as plant enemies go, it's one of the world's toughest. A scientist in Athens, Ga., wants to know how and why it's so deadly efficient, in hopes of finding ways to control it in the future.

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