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  1. Running water keeps ponds aerated, clean

    I just finished putting some small, inexpensive goldfish from a pet store in my water garden. Because they are basically just fancy-colored carp, I don't plan on doing anything at all for them. They can survive on mosquito larvae and algae from the sides of the rocks in the pond.

    • May. 17, 2012
  2. Treat phylloxera-infected pecan trees next year

    This week is a good time to thank to the professionals at Mississippi State University that I fondly call my "brain trust," for always being so generous with their expertise.

    • May. 17, 2012
  3. Politics overtakes Dept. of Justice's role of objectivity

    What to do, what to do, what to do? A U.S. Department of Justice employee suggested on Facebook that the Magnolia State change its nickname to the "Disgusting and Shameful State."

    • May. 16, 2012
  4. Cajun Fest kicks up the flavor profile

    Cajun cooking conjures notions of a spicy kick that excites the senses and knocks the appetite into overdrive.

    • May. 15, 2012
  5. Drip irrigation system a plant saver

    Last summer was so hot and dry, and I was gone so much, it's a wonder any of my potted plants survived. That's especially true for the ones in the sun with my herbs and veggies.

    • May. 15, 2012
  6. Chicago's Longman & Eagle new restaurant fave

    This column turns 12 years old this month. It's the same routine each week. I get up early Monday and write until I reach my 10 a.m. deadline. At times, that deadline comes back to bite me.

    • May. 15, 2012
  7. Session yields laws changing how state will operate

    People in Mississippi will be able to buy stronger beer and get quicker access to marriage licenses. Residents might have to show a photo ID before voting. Students will pay more to earn a university degree.

    • May. 14, 2012
  8. Bottles, sippy cups linked to injuries

    Recently, I witnessed the evolution of walking while watching a little cousin who was about a week shy of her first birthday.

    • May. 14, 2012
  9. Lowering U.S. dropout rate could help boost economy

    Six thousand young people will never realize their dreams or their potential because they dropped out of school today.

    • May. 13, 2012
  10. Liza Cirlot Looser, CEO of communications firm The Cirlot Agency, is president of the Mississippi World Trade Center. Vickie D. King/The Clarion-Ledger

    Cirlot CEO promotes international trade as Miss. World Trade Center president

    In one of her final classes at Harvard Business School, Liza Cirlot Looser and classmates representing 36 countries were left to ponder a single question: How do we find peace?

    • May. 12, 2012
  11. This lake might be the spot

    Less than an hour from Jackson, you learn the true meaning of "a country mile" while headed to Prentiss Walker Lake. More specifically, you learns this during the last 12 miles from Magee toward Mize.

    • May. 12, 2012
  12. Plenty of prehistoric plants still thriving

    Talk about antique plants! The other day I was poking around my brother's Delta garden. Originally laid out and planted by our horticulturist great-grandmother Pearl, I came across reminders of just how old some plants are that we take for granted.

    • May. 10, 2012
  13. 'Cool' still part of lingo, but what's 'cool' has changed

    We're on the cusp of summer and that means many things. For some of us (me) it means another high school reunion.

    • May. 9, 2012
  14. Mom focus conjures comfort flavors

    Some of us may be "off-duty" this Mother's Day weekend, missing the moms who've moved on from this life. While our thoughts certainly dwell on special times, our Sunday brunch calendars are free.

    • May. 9, 2012
  15. It's my own 'The Best I Ever Ate'

    The Best Thing I Ever Ate" is a popular Food Network show chronicling the favorite restaurant foods of the network's stars. Memorable topics included fried, crunchy, barbecued, between bread, midnight munchies; wake up call, hometown favorites, ice cream, salty, snack attack and my personal favorite, all things bacon.

    • May. 8, 2012
  16. No rice and egg whites on this Windy City expedition

    Every year more than 58,000 restaurateurs from all over the nation (and over 100 countries) descend on Chicago for three days in May. It's Disneyland for chefs and operators.

    • May. 8, 2012
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