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June/2001 Archive
Living
on One-Third of Your Income
Auburn, June 28, 2002
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Would it scare you to
think that you had to live the rest of your life on one-third of
your current income? Would it shock you to know you already do?
Think about it. What actually happens to all the money you earn?
(More...)
Don't
Eat Poke Salad
Auburn,
June 18, 2002---Pokeweed is probably the best known and most
widely used wild vegetable in America and Europe. However, a food
scientist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System says no part
of this plant should be eaten by a person or animal. (More...)
Ozark-Enterprise
Area: One of America's Top 25 Places To Retire
Auburn, June 21, 2002 ---
When Frank
McCormack retired from the U.S. Army in 1984, he and his wife Joann
moved to Gulf Breeze, Fla., where Frank began a second career as a
church administrator. (More...)
Privatization
May Be Only Solution to Water System Crisis, Expert Says
Auburn,
June 19, 2002 ---
Is
privatization the only way to save the nation’s crumbling water
and sewage treatment system?
A growing number of experts think so. They point to a recent EPA
report predicting that more than $650 billion will be needed by 2019
repair the nation’s increasingly outmoded water utilities. (More...)
Remembering
Ronny
Auburn,
June 13, 2002 ---
The lives of Wayne Ford and Ronny Williams
were intertwined in so many ways.
Growing up in Clay County, they attended rival high
schools in Lineville and Ashland. Later, they ended up at Auburn
University pursuing almost identical paths that would later lead to
careers as Cooperative Extension agents – Ford as a Tuscaloosa
County Extension agent, Williams as an agent in Talladega County.
(More...)
Tuscaloosa
County Wins Eighth Forestry Judging State Championship
Auburn,
June 12, 2002 ---
Almost a generation ago, Tuscaloosa County
Extension Agent Wayne Ford set out to build a legacy in 4-H forestry
and environmental education. (More...)
USDA
Under Secretary to Visit Auburn
Auburn,
June 12, 2002--Eric Bost, U.S. Department of Agriculture under
secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services, will visit
Auburn University Wednesday, June 19. He will meet with Alabama
Integrated Nutrition Education Partnership (AINEP), a partnership of
organizations, led by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
AINEP is committed to promoting healthy lifestyle choices to all
citizens. (More...)
Successful
Aging Initiative
Normal,
June 7, 2002 ---The elderly population is growing. Having
doubled three times since 1900, It is expected to double again
within 50 years. A growing generation of elderly adults means a
greater demand for policies, programs and services to meet their
needs. Already evident are increased needs for programs that address
home care, the law, health and financial security for America’s
senior population. (More...)
Reuniting
Bitter Enemies
Auburn,
June 4, 2002 ---
For the first time in decades, two
fierce enemies, fire ants and phorid flies, have been reunited in
the very region where fire ants first gained a toehold in the United
States in the 1930s. (More...)
Cotton
Field Day Slated for Late June
Auburn,
June 4, 2002---
Alabama
cotton producers will have the opportunity to hear the latest in
cotton research at the Alabama Cotton Field Day Celebration, slated
for 5 p.m. June 25 at the Prattville Experiment Field. (More...)
Lee
County Agent Holds Third Annual Equipment Demonstration
Auburn,
June 3, 2002 ---
For U.S. cattle producers, surviving in a
global farming economy will depend on their success in keeping
abreast of the latest advances in labor saving technology. (More...)
For U.S. cattle producers, surviving in a
global farming economy will depend on their success in keeping
abreast of the latest advances in labor saving technology. (More...)
Federal
Benefit Security Cardholders in Alabama Must Make Changes by July 10
Normal, AL, June 3, 2002--- The
U.S. Treasury's Financial Management Service (FMS) has announced
that the Federal Benefit Security Card Program will end in Alabama
on Aug.1, 2002. (More...)
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