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(Not so) Fast Cars and Rock and Roll

Like a lot of people, I can pretty much track significant periods of my life through the music I listened to at the time. Music has always been a passion and I’ve always been one of those weirdos who likes some of just about any genre of music, with the possible exception of really heavy metal. Music has always had an uplifting effect on me.
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Chess At the Library

Bull Shoals Library Chess Club invites you to join them to sharpen your chess skills, stimulate your mind and have fun. They meet twice a week in the library annex. Drops ins are welcome. Call the library for dates and times at 870-445-4265.
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Arkansas Weekly Gas Price Update

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 6.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 46.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 48.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 7.3 cents in the last week and stands at $5.04 per gallon.
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FI Awarded Grant to Help Arkansas Small Businesses

Little Rock – Forge Institute announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as one of three (3) awardees of the Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program. The funding allows the Arkansas Cyber Defense Center (ACDC) – which launched last spring – to further build capacity and expand critical cybersecurity services to address the escalating cyber-attacks targeting small businesses.
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Maryland Woman Convicted for Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Military Disability Benefits

Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Mary Francis Biggs of Lexington Park, Maryland, participated in a conspiracy organized by her daughter, Angela Farr, in which false and fraudulent documents were submitted to VA in support of disability claims in the name of Biggs’ husband. The fraudulent documents stated that the husband was homebound and required full-time assistance for basic tasks such as eating, bathing, and dressing.
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