May 2022

Sounding The CALL for National Foster Care Awareness Month

Little Rock, AR— May 1, 2022 — Each May, since 1988, National Foster Care Month has raised awareness for millions of Americans across the country. Today, National Foster Care Month continues to broaden awareness, uniting individuals and organizations through strong support and recruitment programs nationwide. This month, The CALL will focus on ways YOU can get involved, whether as a foster or adoptive parent or by utilizing your gifts and talents to benefit families and children.
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Mayo for JP District 5

January 16, 1997, was a very cold day. The temperature was below 8 degree and Patty, and I kept a hot fire going in the heater. Around 6:30 or 7:00 in the evening we were deep under bed covers when a knock came at the door.
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WE’RE MOVING!

The Mountaineer Echo is pleased to announce the newspaper office will be moving through the month of May. The Mountaineer Echo will continue to put out the weekly newspaper during the move and be in Flippin on Main Street.
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Country Music Star Naomi Judd dies at 76

Naomi Judd born as Diana Ellen Judd on January 11, 1946, to Pauline Ruth ‘Polly’ and Charles Glen Judd in Ashland, Kentucky. Naomi had one brother Brian, he passed away at age 17 in 1965 of Leukemia. Naomi Judd’s first child, Christina Ciminella (later Wynonna Judd), was born when Judd was 18. After the birth of her daughter Ashley, April 1968, who later became a film and stage actress, and the end of her marriage to Michael Ciminella, Judd brought up both daughters as a single parent, first attending nursing school at California’s College of Marin while living in nearby Lagunitas, California, and later beginning a successful singing career with daughter Wynonna.
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Rutledge Urges Congress to Pass the Public Safety Support Act 2022

LITTLE ROCK- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, along with a bipartisan coalition of 53 attorneys general, is urging Congress to pass The Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022. The legislation addresses gaps in support for public safety officers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with the high-risk nature of their jobs.
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Arkansas’s Example for Workforce Development Success

During the in-state work period I had the opportunity to travel across the state and meet with hardworking Arkansans, small business owners and local leaders. No matter where I was, the topics of concern were the same: border security, skyrocketing inflation, high cost of energy and labor shortages. These economic challenges gripping the nation are impacting families, businesses and communities and we’re all making adjustments.
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The Importance of Free Speech

The freedom of speech is one of the bedrock principles upon which our country was founded. The purchase of Twitter by the world’s richest man this week has reignited the discussion surrounding free speech, and I’d like to share my thoughts on the importance of this freedom.
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