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March is Women’s History Month and as I’m writing this column it’s ending. It seems appropriate to discuss the life of my paternal grandma, Charlotte Fleming, who passed from this life on March 18 and lived a century’s worth of history. They say that with the passing of our elders along with them goes a library of history. This could be said of my grandmother. She was one of 11 children growing up during the Depression, and as a young wife, raised her young children alone during World War II while her husband fought in the war. She was a twin and she and my grandpa would also be parents to a set of twins. She was a strong woman who learned to stand up for herself at an early age. She and her husband, Roy were a part of what has been called the “Greatest Generation”. They each possessed the type of character that sadly, seems rare today. They had a solid sense of integrity and robust work ethics.

Frazzled, ROB rushes into the coffee shop, immediately recognizes FATHER TIME on the opposite side of the café, sitting in a booth. Rob crosses to him quickly and sits.

Washington – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is leading legislation to amend the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses.

MOUNTAIN HOME – Arvest Bank will host a free Shred-a-Thon for the Mountain Home community on Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Arvest Bank branch located at 2619 Hwy 62 East next to Walmart.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR called on the Biden administration to rescind its policies blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and banning new energy development on federal land. The senator urged the president to unleash American energy production using the abundance of our nation’ resources to help provide relief to skyrocketing fuel prices and increase our energy independence.

Harrison – The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation’s leading organization committed to fighting diabetes by driving discovery through research and innovation, intensifying the urgency around the diabetes epidemic and supporting people living with and affected by diabetes, today announced the recognition of North Arkansas Regional Medical Center’s Diabetes Self-Management Program through the Education Recognition Program (ERP). The DSMES service was originally recognized in April of 2018.

Little Rock – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is urging poultry owners to increase biosecurity measures on their operations in response to several reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in other states to include some in the Mississippi Flyway.