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Veteran asks about special credits for military service

Dear Rusty: I just learned that if I served in the military during an active-duty period, i could get extra earnings for Social Security and that these benefits would be automatically added to my record, but I was never asked by the SS employee who calculated my benefits if I was in the military.

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Protect pets both inside and outside the home

Keeping cherished pets safe in and around a home is no small task. Follow these tips, courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Old Farm Veterinary Hospital and Security.org.

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Baked Ziti With Chicken and Cheese

Makes 4 to 6 servings • Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 55 minutes

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Helene and other storms dump 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-ofthe- mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts.

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Pumpkins in the Park set Saturday

Area residents can begin celebrating the spooktacular month of October at the annual Pumpkins in the Park event set to kickoff at 6: 30 p. m. Saturday at Railroad Park in downtown Ruston.

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Incidents lead to arrests on Tech campus, at local bar

An 18-year-old Texas man with a handgun in his possession was arrested Thursday at a Louisiana Tech University dormitory after he allegedly admitted taking an electric scooter from a bike rack adjacent to another campus building.