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Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Kuanita E. Murphy, PhD
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6 Practical Ways to
Promote STEM
Learning 14 Beyond the Diplo-
ma: Helping Teens Forge
Their Futures
7 A Comedian’s Take
on How to Live a Full
Life 17 Women in Agricul-
ture are Challenging
Stereotypes
8 Find Your Influence
Style This Year 18 Growing Need for
Ag Expertise: Not all
High-paid Careers are
on the Farm
9 Helpful Ways to
Actively Assist your
Community
11 Three Steps to Help
Freelancers and
Gig Economy Eorkers
Avoid a Tax Blunder
13 Shortage of Truck
Diesel Technicians
and Truck Drivers is
Countrywide
19 FICO Score: Why it
Matters And What You
Can Do to Change It
21 Science-based Sug-
gestions for Self-Confi-
dence
24 Buying Life Insur-
ance can be Complicat-
ed. But It Doesn’t Need
to Be
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