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How to choose pets based on your lifestyle

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Getting a pet can seem like a fabulous idea in the heat of the moment when puppy dog eyes are blinking back from behind the bars of a cage or when a cuddly hamster peeks out from his hiding spot and makes kids swoon.

BIRTHDAYS

March 18 Fred Blake

Onion Roasted Potatoes – Susan Shirley

1 envelope dry onion soup mix

Hot Potato Dish – Jo Ann Barham

8 small potatoes, cooked in skins

St. Patrick’s Day

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and potatoes are on the menu. So grab a plate or a bowl and enjoy the food staple of Irish life!

ANNIVERSARY

March 18

4 Tips for Integrating Nature Into Your Interior Design

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This spring home improvement season, get inspired by the outdoors with biophilic design.

Complications from tattoos are rare, but they do happen

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Dear Doctors: What is the latest understanding, from a medical standpoint, about the safety of tattoos? I read about someone with a tattoo who received burns on his chest during an MRI. I also heard about tattoo ink interfering with Xray results. Are these possible outcomes or simply urban legends?

Go wild this spring with native Azaleas

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Azaleas are ubiquitous in Southern gardens — and for good reason. Each spring, the azalea bloom is a sight to see. Some travelers make trips to the South just to see this spectacular display of flowers, much like Southerners head north to enjoy the fall foliage change.

Set coming together for ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’

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Season member tickets remain on sale for “The Play That Goes Wrong!” The Ruston Community Theatre’s latest production will hit the stage March 23-26 at the Dixie Center for the Arts. Directed by Mary Watkins, t depicts the production of a play within the play, “The Murder at Haversham Manor,” where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous in this 1920s “whodunit.” For more information on show dates and times, visit rctruston.org.