Getting and Keeping Your Garden in Shape for Next Spring

 Fall is an ideal time to clean up your garden, improve your soil and take other steps to prepare for next spring’s 

planting.
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    Go Girl, Run and Tackle

     Left to Right: John Dann, coach; Ricky Vasquez 

    (parent assistant) and Deon Hollis, coach, stand behind Charvé Chappell, 8-year old starter for the Lansing Cowboys football team.
     
    When Charvé  made the football team, she joined a handful of girls playing football in the Lansing area.   
     
    Below:  Lansing Cowboy’s also has a cheerleading squad.

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    Cultural Awareness: Climbing the Academic Ladder

    First generation born American, Jane Le Skaife and her husband

    married in Vietnam years after meeting in college. Courtesy photo.

    By Jane Le Skaife

    Nguoi Viet 2
     
    People are usually perplexed to learn that I spent the first five years of my schooling as an English as a Second Language (ESL) student, especially considering I was born here and I can speak English confidently without an accent. Their bewilderment soon turns into understanding when I explain that my parents were refugees from Vietnam, and Vietnamese was the only language spoken in our household.

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    On the Road with MoJo Table-for-Two Reviews: FRAN’S HAMBURGERS

     

     
     
    1822 South Congress
    Austin, TX 78704
     
    Price Range: 
    $5.95 – $10.95 
    Traditional diner atmosphere with friendly customer service
     
     
    [Mo:]  When you think about old school, traditional burger join
    ts, what thoughts come to your mind?

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    Mother Flippin’:One Funny Mother…Baby Girl

    By Tashmica Torok

     
    When I was thirteen my mother and step-father decided to try and have a baby.  I was excited.  I never had to a reason to be jealous.  I have mentioned before that my step-father calls me “Baby Girl” and I am still comfortable climbing into bed between my parents.  I delight in being claimed as someone’s baby and I was happy to welcome a new baby into our home.

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    me2u – 9-19 – Plate

     

     
    By Melik
     
    I have never been to prison. I have never spent a long stint in jail. I have never been in a position where I was starving. I have had times in my life when my cabinets were almost bare but have always managed to get at least a couple of meager meals in a day. So I can’t tell you where protecting my food comes from. I do not like to share. Maybe it is a germ factor. I do not like it when others put their DNA filled fork on to my plate. I figure if I am not in a kissing relationship with you I do not want to use food as a cootie sharing medium.

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    Risk Factors Shouldn’t Stop Your From Exercising

    Even people with risk factors need exercise. In fact, people with risk factors stand to see the greatest gains from regular exercise, including a potential reduction in the very risk factors they once viewed as an impediment to it.

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    Fast Facts – 9-19- Science Fairs

     

     

     

     

    By Carol Grund
    CADL

    For many years, science fairs have been part of the school curriculum, especially in elementary schools. They offer a chance for students to learn about a particular topic in science or engineering that they are excited about, and to share it with other students and family members.

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    Interpersonal EDGE: Become a Wizard of Multitasking!

    Q. All the managers in my company are being asked to do more with less. Most days I just feel like tearing my hair out! Do you have any suggestions about multi-tasking especially when you manage people?

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