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Ozark District of Scouting America will hold its monthly meeting and roundtable on Thursday, Jan. 9, at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively in the science building at the north campus of North Arkansas College in Harrison.
With the threat of very cold weather coming this way, local organizations are beginning to open up their warming stations to help those in the community who do not have a warm place of their own.
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would award $306 million dollars to continue its H5N1 Avian Flu response. While CDC’s assessment of the risk of avian influenza to the general public remains low, USDA and HHS continue to closely collaborate with Federal, State, local, industry and other stakeholders to protect human health, animal health, and food safety.
It has been said, “A nurse is not what you do. It is what you are.” Thais Gentle, LPN, better known by her friends and co-workers as “Cricket,” embodies her profession. “I started kind of late in life, but I’ve always wanted to be a nurse,” she explained. “I guess I just never had the opportunity. Then one day I did,” she said. “The opportunity came up. I went to school. I was still in nursing school when I got a job PRN (a term meaning “as needed” rather than a regular schedule) at NARMC on the third floor. Worked PRN until I got my license. Started working full-time the next day on third floor nights. I worked there 8 ½ years,” she proudly explained.
On Jan. 1, in the United States, works published in the year 1929 entered into the public domain. Sound recordings that were published in 1924 also entered the public domain, as they are covered under separate policies.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globes will return Sunday with major star appeal thanks to a slew of big name nominees, including Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Denzel Washington, Ariana Grande and more.
LITTLE ROCK — A new way to explore nature is part exploration, part art and part creativity. It’s an app called Goosechase and families across The Natural State soon will be able to use it to open all sorts of adventures.
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