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"Limit Exposure to Bad News by Turning Off the Television"

A column from human development specialist

Renette Wardlow.


 

"Start New Year with Fresh Emergency Supplies"

A news story about preparing emergency supplies at home.

 


 

"Be Safe: Prepare For Deceptively Deadly Winter Storms"

A news story about winter emergency needs at home.

Word format and Text  format.


 

"Family Disaster Planning Kit"

A checklist prepared by University of Missouri Extension.

Download the .pdf file HERE

 


 

"Achieve Great Things by Following Your Talents, Working Hard, Being Patient and Having a Little Luck"

A first-person column from 4-H youth development

specialist Robert McNary.

 


"Netizens Exploring the New Technology Frontier"

A first-person column about new technologies

from Chris Dean, coordinator of the Tri-Lakes

TCRC in Reeds Spring.

 


 

"Enthusiasm Comes From Doing Things We Care About"

A first-person column from Robert McNary.

 


 

"Suggestions for Heating a Farm Shop"

A news story with Bob Schultheis offering practical advice

 


 

"Childhood Friendships Have Great Value and Influence," is a news with Renette Wardlow, human development specialist, University of Missouri Extension.


 

"Does Your Tractor Use Too Much Fuel?," is a first person column written by Ed Browning, natural resources engineering specialist for University of Missouri Extension.


 

"Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day." Eating breakfast benefits the body like adding gas benefits a car according to Tammy Roberts, nutrition and healthy education specialist, University of Missouri Extension.


 

"Boning up on Osteoporosis," is a first person column written by Tammy Roberts, a nutrition and health education specialist with University of Missouri Extension.

 


 

"Community Correspondents Moving From Newspapers to Web Blogs," a feature length news story by David Burton, MU Extension civic communication specialist.

 


 

"Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate" with Dr. Jim Wirth, human development specialist, University of Missouri Extension.


 

"Consider Rules of Publicity When Getting the Word Out"  by David Burton, civic communication specialist, University of Missouri Extension.


 

First person column, "Reuse and Recycle When Cleaning Out Clutter," written by Jeff Barber, housing and environmental design specialist, University of Missouri Extension.


 

First person column, "Establishing Cow and Machinery Lease Agreements Becoming Popular, Requires Caution," by Wesley Tucker, agriculture and rural development specialist, University of Missouri Extension.


 

Column from MU Extension Natural Resource Engineering Specialist Charles (Ed) Browning. "Don’t allow yourself or your kids to become one of the victims of an injurious accident -- wear a helmet."


 

"Managing Pasture during Drought"

A column from agronomy specialist Jay Chism.

 


 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
David L. Burton, Civic Communication Specialist
University of Missouri Extension
833 Boonville Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65802
Tel: (417) 862-9284, ext. 16
E-mail: burtond@missouri.edu

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University of Missouri Extension
Last Modified:  04/17/08

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