July 2022

COVID-19 and Medicaid

This week we want to remind Arkansans who receive Medicaid coverage to make sure their contact information is up to date. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government temporarily stopped some Medicaid requirements and conditions.
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Mystery Party Transports Guests to the 1940s to Catch a Killer

Texarkana – Join us for dinner and a MURDER! The Texarkana Museums System (TMS) invites you to its latest Murder Mystery Party, “The Cudham Riding Club Murder,” beginning at 6:00 p.m. on July 30 at the P. J. Ahern Home, 403 Laurel Street. Admission is $45 each or $40 for TMS members. Couple’s tickets are $80. TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE. For more information, call 903-793-4831 or visit TexarkanaMuseums.org/ Events
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MC Judge ARRAIGNED

On Wednesday, July 13, at 10 a.m., John Massey, Marion County Judge appeared in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court to enter a plea to the charge of Public Sexual Indecency. Honorable John Putnam presided over the court where Massey was ordered to appear.
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Sen Sheng, MD, PhD, Joins WRMC

Fayetteville — Sen Sheng, MD, PhD, recently joined the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute, where he provides acute care for hospitalized patients with stroke, seizures and other neurologic issues, including patients who require acute electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring for diagnosis and treatment.
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Social trust . . .

Every four years, the National Intelligence Council provides a forecast of the world for the next 20 years. In March 2021, they released the latest National Intelligence Forecast. As we could have predicted, the next 20 years looks turbulent. It appears we are living in the best of times, and we need to enjoy our way of life while we can. The future of the world will hinge on whether we allow technology and social media to unite us or divide us. So far as a society we are failing in the area of unification. The freedom that the internet allows has spurred some to create division and hate. And I don’t think many of us want to know the evils going on behind the scenes or underground on the World Wide Web.
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