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Decatur Attendance Down By 66 Students

nwaonline.net     21 hrs ago   1 related          

Ortman working for less money than former superintendent By Lana F. Flowers The Morning News Decatur school officials are looking for about 66 students who could mean another $382,000 for the struggling district. The declining...                    

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Adoption Ban Opponent Considering Legal Challenge

nwaonline.net     21 hrs ago   3 related          

LITTLE ROCK - Supporters of an initiative that would ban unmarried people who live together from adopting or fostering children in Arkansas can expect a legal challenge if the measure qualifies for the November general election...                    

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Lawmakers Briefed On Health Issues, Raise Mandate Concern

nwaonline.net     21 hrs ago          

LITTLE ROCK - State lawmakers said Wednesday they understand the importance of improving health care in Arkansas and support many of the initiatives presented to them during a health summit, but they worried many of the...                    

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UA tobacco policy lacks enforcement

thetraveleronline.com     17 hrs ago   3 related          

Students will remain largely unaffected by the UA's new tobacco-free policy due to its lack of enforcement. As of July 1, 2008, the University is entirely tobacco-free; meaning no tobacco product of any variety can be used on...                    

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Oklahoma ranks eighth in most obese states

normantranscript.com     16 hrs ago          

Oklahomans continue to tip the weight scale.For the third straight year, the state moved up on the obesity scale. We're tied with neighboring Arkansas for eighth place among overweight states, according to a report in The Tulsa...                    

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Viewers are sent to ’Principal’s Office’

ljworld.com     16 hrs ago          

With a title that should resonate with every viewer, “The Principal’s Office” (8 p.m., Tru TV) documents the daily struggles of high school principals from very different districts. A principal from Arkansas plays up his...                    

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Wednesday Hero - Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker

eternal-flux.com     yesterday   2 related          

Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker 18 years old from Greenbrier, Arkansas 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division October 12, 2007 Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker had only been in the country for two...                    

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cnn.com: Jessie Misskelley implicated his co-defendants and could be paroled someday. cnn.com

Hearings to begin for 'West Memphis Three'

cnn.com     yesterday   19 related          

Attorneys claim trial errors, say DNA exonerate the 'West Memphis Three' Damien Echols is on death row for the '93 slayings of three second-graders Co-defendants Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley are serving life sentences Three...                    

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Cindy Adams Is Really Mad About This New Bill Clinton Book

observer.com     yesterday          

In her New York Post column today, Cindy Adams takes to task Johns Hopkins University assistant professor of psychiatry John D. Gartner for the Bill Clinton bio he's publishing at the end of September through St. Martin's...                    

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Amish population nearly doubles in 16 years

federalnewsradio.com     yesterday   32 related          

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Writer LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has...                    

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