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      <title>Ouachita 4-H Newsletters</title>
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      <title>Are You Supermarket Savy?</title>
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      <title>FNP Smart Choices for Seniors</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:38:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Controlling Sticker Weed</title>
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      <title>Keeping Holiday Meals Safe</title>
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      <title>Plant Blueberries for Edible Landscape</title>
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      <title>Produce Your Own Garden Salad</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:06:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ouachita Parish Bi-Annual Report</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:29:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:02:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:03:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Description of termites, the time of year they swarm and the difference between termites and ants. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>4-H Horse Clinic</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:58:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:23:30 GMT</pubDate>
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