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Q: I have a guinea pig whose toenails are starting to curl. Should I bring him in to the vet or can I cut these nails myself?

The focus currently in the news seems to be on war and violence. A civil war in Syria during which the Syrian government used poison gas against its own citizens has brought the United States to the brink of entering that conflict.

Wednesday, September 18, The Sawubona Ngikhona Project – a public presentation by Mount Madonna School's 12th grade students about their recent experiences in South Africa, including interviews with former South African President F.W. de Klerk, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, author Peter Harris and others; visits to the Botshabelo childrens AIDS village, service work for the Philani Childrens Health and Nutrition project, and meetings and performances with students at several high schools. The students also traveled to Swaziland and enjoyed cultural exchange!

It’s a major undertaking to try and perfect the BBQ recipe for beef brisket. Miss Jenny and I have the Mango-Chipotle Baby Back Ribs and the Carolina-style Pulled Pork down, but the brisket is tricky and I’m burning a lot of pellets on the Traeger grill trying to perfect it. Cooked up the best one yet last weekend after making a brothy injection and patting on two dry rubs in between a coating of mustard. Smoked it, wrapped it, sprayed it with butter, let it rest and 15 hours later we carved it up. Tender, great texture, but the flavor wasn’t quite the rich beef melt-in-your-mouth I’m looking for. So, it’s back to the drawing board for fine tuning ingredients and time and temperature to get it right. Then I can serve it up for the poker boys and have an Indian summer BBQ with friends and a great bottle of 2008 Merlot from Solis Winery.

St. Mary School kicked off the 2013-14 school year on Wednesday, August 21 with 296 students in attendance.