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Rural Perspectives

Sunflowers both a garden favorite, major crop by Diane Constable The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a tall, bright yellow addition in our gardens and often is grown as a crop in our farm fields. It is native to North and Central America, where the indigenous people cultivated this plant more than 5,000 years ago, […]

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Positive Parenting

Welcome back to school; we look forward to seeing more of you. by Cathy Payne August 1st seems to be the unofficial launch of the Back to School season. Stores have back-to-school sales to inspire students, parents, and teachers to have an amazing school year. This time of year also informally marks the end of […]

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Outreach in Action

Don’t let ‘thinking traps’ sabotage your mental health by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall July’s Social Hour at Outreach started with a discussion of “Thinking Traps,” and how we sometimes sabotage our mental health by falling into them. Thinking traps? They’re common—they refer to negative actions like focusing more on our perceived failures rather than […]