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Baby shower registry-building tips and ideas

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(StatePoint) When expecting a little one, creating a registry is the most practical and fun way to ensure friends and family shower you with the items you want and need the most. Kick the effort off with these registry-building tips and must-have items you may not have thought about including: • Get practical: Such practical items as diapers, baby wipes, an odor-locking diaper bin, nursing bras and burping cloths may not be the ones you’re most excited about receiving as gifts, but you’ll be relieved to have them the day you bring your baby home.
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Hollis woman arrested on aggravated trafficking charges

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District Attorney David Thomas announced recently that on Aug. 9, 2023, The District 3 Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force and Hollis Police Department seized approximately 104 grams of suspected Fentanyl. This amount of Fentanyl would equate to approximately 1,000 pills. This was the result of a search at a home in Hollis, Oklahoma.
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529 plans offer benefits in all markets

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A new school year will soon begin. And if you have young children, that means it’s one year closer to the day when they head off to college or some other post-secondary education or training. You might be preparing for that day with a 529 education savings plan — but should you be concerned if you need to start taking withdrawals to pay for education expenses when the financial markets are volatile?
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Can God use me?

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Is there one person among us that has never done anything foolish? Have you never made an error in judgment? Is there one person who can honestly say there is nothing you regret? Anybody ever ridicule you or talk about you or maybe just flat out call you a fool or an idiot? Well, did you think they were accurate in their assumption? I have some awesome news! God knows we make mistakes and plenty of ‘em. Even though we fail, God still loves us! And He forgives us! And we need to learn to forgive others (no matter how stupid of a thing they do) just as I would desire to have others forgive me.