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Childcare and Covid19

LITTLE ROCK – The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was especially hard for childcare centers, so the Arkansas Department of Human Services is administering about $286 million to help them cover expenses and remain in business.
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Arkansas Boys and Girls State

Hundreds of high school students explored the halls of the Arkansas Capitol last week during the annual exercise in government known as Girls State and Boys State. The week-long programs, which are sponsored by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary, offer rising seniors the chance to form a government, run for office, and write and vote on legislation.
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Good times for Great Pets

Have-A-Heart The last few weeks we’ve had a great deal of success in finding new furever homes for shelter residents. But, as always, it seems that as fast as we adopt out cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies…more come in.
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All aboard…the Bookmobile!

In the several weeks I’ve been writing this column, I’ve mentioned a couple of times how important my bicycle figured into my childhood. But, next to our bikes, the hottest thing on wheels in the summertime in Flippin was the Bookmobile! I hadn’t thought about it in a long time, but another childhood friend mentioned it in a Facebook comment about last week’s column on going to church camp.
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Rutledge Continues to Combat Robocalls with FCC and 40 States

Little Rock – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joins 40 other attorneys general acknowledging the Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing work to combat robocalls. In the letter attorneys general sent to the Commission, they recognized the FCC’s work encouraging states to join information-sharing agreements and collaboratively address complex robocalls issues.
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