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State commission awards $630,000 in grants for child abuse and neglect programs
Eleven organizations will use the funding to create programs with new services to assist children and parents. Read More
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$495M awarded in Abbott formula lawsuit
Abbott Laboratories must pay $495 million in damages in the case of a girl who developed a serious gastrointestinal disease as a premature infant after consuming Abbott formula, a Missouri jury decided Friday evening. Read More
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OPINION | Carin Schoppmeyer: Angels are paying it forward; Golf and Gala kick off soon
Circle of Life Hospice ladies auxiliary members and other supporters gathered for the 10th annual Angels Paying it Forward Impact Celebration luncheon July 16 at Heroncrest in Springdale. Read More
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PROFILES | Amy Keever: Gallery owner encourages others toward authenticity
While standing in the Amy Keever Gallery this week in Bentonville, it’s uncharacteristically out of order. Much of the art is off the walls, still in boxes waiting to be lovingly hung and positioned back into their usual spots. That’s because they all took a little trip to ART Santa Fe, the Contemporary Art +…
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Local notes: Artistic Innovations Awards announced
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Steward says it’s closing 2 hospitals
BOSTON — Steward Health Care announced Friday that it is closing two hospitals in Massachusetts because it received no qualified bids for the facilities after filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this year. Read More
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Fayetteville science teacher Holden regional finalist for teacher of year award
Fayetteville High School science teacher Matthew Holden was named one of 14 regional finalists for the Arkansas teacher of the year award, according to a news release from the Arkansas Department of Education on Friday. Read More
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US Senate committee opens Steward Health Care inquiry
A Senate committee Thursday opened a bipartisan investigation into Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest physician-led hospital system, and voted to subpoena the company’s CEO, alleging that Steward executives had mismanaged the system’s finances and put patient care at risk. Read More
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Democrat-Gazette staff earns top honors in eight award categories
The staff of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette won first place in eight categories of the 2024 Diamond Journalism Awards contest. The awards were presented Wednesday night in Little Rock. The regional competition is sponsored annually by the Arkansas Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and recognizes journalism excellence in Arkansas and six neighboring states…
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EPA takes next step toward banning chemical spilled in East Palestine crash
(The Hill) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed designating one of the toxic substances spilled by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as a high-priority chemical under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the next step to a full ban. Vinyl chloride, a hazardous substance used in the production of plastics,…






