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Three Ways to Give to Charities Even If You Don’t Have Money

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In the story Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse , a young girl and her parents live in Oklahoma during the Dustbowl. They barely have food to eat, and the mother, who is pregnant, prepares for the new baby by sewing feedsack nighties for him.

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Be Prepared for Emergencies by Planning in Advance

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The National Weather Service had issued flash flood warnings for parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. -Six homes reported to be damaged so far in the Ted Williams and Ladd Road area in Southwest Bexar County. Once the emergency strikes , it is too late for preparation.

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Frugal Family Fun in the American Midwest

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Route 66 winds its way from Chicago through Illinois, Missouri, a corner of Kansas, on down into Oklahoma, then across into New Mexico, Arizona and winds up in California. The geographic center of the contiguous states is in Lebanon Kansas. If you are in the area, drive by just to say you were there!

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