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January 9, 2012

CL – Ag museum exec takes down-to-earth approach

Ag museum exec takes down-to-earth approach A self-proclaimed tomboy growing up in Bolton, Sandy Havard stuck close to her father, a row crop farmer. “I grew up with agriculture and learned to appreciate it. I was always an outdoors girl,” said Havard, 37, branch director of the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. “Now my passion…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 9, 2012

Wicker – Gov’t rules hurt U.S. lumber industry

Wicker – Gov’t rules hurt U.S. lumber industry The Obama administration’s effort to make government buildings more eco-friendly is drawing fire from Congress. The recently passed 2012 Defense Authorization Act bars the Defense Department from certifying new buildings as meeting LEED Gold or Platinum status. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold and Platinum…