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Though technically the tomato is a fruit, it was officially categorized as a vegetable for taxation purposes in an 1893 Supreme Court ruling, and it has been gaining popularity as a vegetable ever since. The USDA reports that tomatoes are the second most commonly consumed vegetable in the US, second only to potatoes.  Americans consume

Help for seniors with bladder control problems Dear Savvy Senior, What are the best treatments recommended to help seniors with bladder control problems? Leaking Linda Dear Linda, Incontinence is very common in older adults. According to the CDC, more than half of women and 30 percent of men ages 65 and older are affected by

President Donald Trump signed into law a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Republican Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, to protect the nation’s agriculture industry by addressing the threat of agro-terrorism and mitigating the risks to food put on tables across

Missouri Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt praised the decision from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) granting Missouri an extension in the time the state has to comply with new REAL ID requirements. McCaskill and Blunt wrote to DHS Secretary John Kelly in late June encouraging his agency to give Missouri the extension. “It’s

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft issued the following statement today. “In its letter, the Commission on Election Integrity asked specifically for ‘publicly available’ information. We are treating this request as an open records request under Chapter 610, RSMo, commonly known in Missouri as the sunshine law, and we are required to respond. Just like the

State Budget Director Dan Haug announced that 2017 fiscal year-to-date net general revenue collections increased 2.6 percent compared to 2016, from $8.79 billion last year to $9.02 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for June 2017 increased by 2.5 percent compared to those for June 2016, from $650.1 million to $666.4 million. Gross collections

Hot, dry weather can put a lawn to the test during summer. When that happens, many homeowners attempt to keep their lawns active and alive by irrigating. It is very normal for cool season grasses like fescue and bluegrass to go dormant mid-summer according to Tim Schnakenberg, agronomy specialist, University of Missouri Extension. “The dormancy

Incentive trusts can motivate your heirs Dear Savvy Senior What can you tell me about incentive trusts? I have two adult children that are financial disasters. Before I die, I want to put some type of requirements in place that they will need to follow in order to receive their portion of my estate. Otherwise,