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As the old saying goes, character means doing the right thing even when nobody else is watching. In the context of credit, character also means doing the right thing by making your payments in full and on time, paying down your debt and not allowing accounts to go to collections. Even though employers, insurance agents and loan officers may not be watching your credit activity all the time, you can bet the farm it’ll come to their attention should you ever need their services.

One morning you receive a phone call from your veterinarian telling you that he has finished treating some of your animals that you dropped off at his clinic last week but if you want to pick them up, you will have to pay his bill in full.  When you dropped-off the animals at the veterinary clinic, you signed a form authorizing their treatment. Your veterinarian tells you the reason why he will not release your animals to you is because while you have eventually paid your bills in the past, you had been taking a long time to do so and he was tired of waiting to get paid. The question immediately jumps into your mind: Can my veterinarian keep my animals until I pay my bill? The answer in many states, including Missouri and Arkansas is: “Yes.”

In this article, I thought I would add a few more species in and cover a broader range.  I am only going to cover one disease or family of bacterial agents, though.  Let’s talk about the Clostridia family of bacteria.  A species of this family of bacteria can affect any and all species of mammals.  One of the most common species I see in my practice is Clostridium Perfringens type B, C or D. In regular language that we can all understand, let’s call it Overeaters or Gut Form Blackleg.

When you realize your dream of home or farm ownership, the prospect of foreclosure is the furthest thing from your mind. Still, thousands of people in northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri are faced with the prospect of losing their farm or home due to increased or unexpected expenses, or because of an unforeseen hardship such as illness, unemployment or divorce.

All I want is my fair share," declared a sister to her brother in a discussion recently during a joint request for mediation assistance...

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