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$500 power bills for empty house
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A year ago, my family made the difficult decision to leave our home in the Mississippi Delta to take advantage of a great job opportunity in Kansas.
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A fishing journey: crappie to bream to bass and back to crappie

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Thu,11/05/26-10:04AM, 102 Reads 8,012 Statewide

Perhaps if I mentioned how dry it is, you will scratch your head wondering what I am thinking as the rain is pouring from your rooftop. Maybe, if I say it hasn’t rained in a month of Sundays, the heavens will have opened up dumping bucket loads of pure, fresh water to the parched earth.

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Dumas, 71639, AR

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Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 70°F
Min Temp: 52°F
Feels Like: 58°F
Dew Point: 51°F
Humidity: 96%
Sunrise: 6:29 AM
Sunset: 5:08 PM

Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Direction: NNE
Wind Gust: 6 mph
Sky Cover: 17%
Visibility: 0 mi
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Moon Rise: 3:56 AM
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