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Greg Bowman
Learning to protect yourself from ticks
Spring is such a wonderful time of year. The temperatures are fairly moderate and you can enjoy so many evenings of great springtime weather. I spend much of the spring and summer at softball games...
May 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Controlling stinging and biting insect pests
There is nothing more bothersome than to be outdoors and having a fun activity interrupted by insects. In our area, we have numerous stinging and biting insects that can be uninvited guests to a co...
Apr 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Where we are finding the best deals
If you’ve been following our real estate investing column, you know that since the beginning of April, Kim and I have been on a quest to find out where the cheese moved. At April’s foreclosure auct...
Apr 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Spring tips for home grown garden Okra
I will start my saying that home garden okra has been a Bowman family favorite my entire life. I think nothing beats having fresh okra at a meal. I am even a fan of pickled okra. If you have never ...
Apr 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Where did the cheese go?
Last week’s column – The Cheese Has Moved – was about the dramatic change Kim and I witnessed at April’s foreclosure auction. We watched investors pay a lot more for properties. Higher purchase pri...
Apr 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The cheese has moved
If you haven’t read “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson, it’s time to – especially if you’re a real estate investor – because folks, when it comes to buying property at the foreclosure aucti...
Apr 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Greg Bowman
Attracting birds to the home landscape
I think in a previous article I mentioned that I really liked the movie, “The Big Year”. The movie was based on three characters played by Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson and the extremes ...
Apr 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Learn to embrace the nine pillars of success
A civic group asked if I would speak to its members about success. After being in “the game” for nearly 40 years and achieving much success – along with experiencing a ton of failures – I’ve whittl...
Apr 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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How to grow your own garden squash
by GREG BOWMAN
Mar 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
As I type this article, the temperature is 34 degrees, a few snowflakes are falling and I would say the great majority of folks do not have vegetable gardening on the radar. Before you know it, the...
Get theory or just do it
by BILL AND KIM COOK
Mar 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Recently, I spoke with a real estate investor who’s having a tough time moving up to the next level of investing. She’s very smart – she has a college degree and is working on her masters. She isn’...
Tom Fanning: The Natural Gas Skeptic
by JOSEPH RAGO, The Wall Street Journal
Jun 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
'I'm here to talk about what we're calling an 'all of the above' energy strategy," President Obama said the other day. Funny, Mitt Romney also calls it that. Everyone in Washington calls it that, a...
LAUGHTER IS GOD’S HAND UPON A TROUBLED WORLD
by Robert V. Ozment
May 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
A reader called to tell me he appreciated my column. He also said, “Preachers often tell a few jokes in their sermons. Give us something that will make us laugh. We all need a bright spot in every ...
Growing vegetables organically
by Greg Bowman
May 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
There seems to be an increasing number of people who have decided to grow more of their own fruits and vegetables. I believe many are looking for a rewarding hobby that you can show results with an...
Are your roots planted firmly?
by John Willis
May 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
David, a seasoned real estate investor, has been stuck in a rut and wanted to talk over his situation. Like many folks, he has yet to get back on firm ground since the real estate bubble popped in ...
Learning The Language
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
A column by Ken Herron One of the first things a person hears about immigrants to America is that they should learn the English language and I agree with that observation. Americans should not b...
Teach the basics again
Aug 16, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
A column by Ken Herron A week or so ago I listened to the President give a speech which concentrated on education. It is quiet obvious that his intention for education in our country is to have ...