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HIRE 07/05/2023 11:00 PM

The Calhoun County Master Gardener organization has been busy this year with a new beautification project at the Administration Building 07/05/2023 11:00 PM

One Year of Protecting the Sanctity of Life

This week marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The ruling rectified its mistaken 1973 decision by reversing Roe v. Wade and sent the issue of abortion back to state legislators, where it belongs. 06/29/2023 04:00 AM

HISTORY MINUTE

M INUTE 06/29/2023 04:00 AM

Dr. Robert Henry Atkinson and Orville E. Ward

Henry Atkinson was born June 10, 1823, in North Carolina to Thomas Atkinson (1791-1874) and Elizabeth Payne “Betsy” Samuel (18041874) in North Carolina. His parents had settled in the Chambersville area of Dallas County by 1850. Henry, age 27, and his uncle, Carter Atkinson age 61, Thomas’s brother, were physicians and living with them. His Uncle Carter also came from North Carolina, and it may have been from him that Henry learned his profession. 06/29/2023 04:00 AM

Summer Board Games in the Library

Wednesday was a perfect day to hide from the heat in the library and play some board games. The library has board games available all the time; you can come play them any afternoon we’re open. This Friday we will be hosting a Camp Library adventure from 2-4pm (we will read stories with flashlights in tents, make and eat mini smores, and paint campfires), and next week we will have a Minute-To-Win-It-style competition! 06/29/2023 04:00 AM

Calhoun Calendar

JULY 4 JULY 10 06/29/2023 04:00 AM

Reining in Government Overreach

U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman 06/21/2023 11:00 PM

State Capitol Week in Review

State Capitol Week in Review, June 16, 2023 06/21/2023 11:00 PM

Good News & Bad News

The good news is there is an election for the President of the United States next year. The bad news is that the election rhetoric has begun. Let me rephrase that. The campaign continues... While it is true elections only come around every two and four years, the campaigns never end. Just as the Christmas items at Walmart are displayed well before the time, so do the ads for candidates. Expect to see signs in yards anytime now. I will continue to inform, as always, the process of our election for President. The Constitution has set the process which is afforded to the states for details and implementation. There are actually two elections, the primary and then the national election on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November. The primary election determines the parties’ (democratic, republican) candidate. In November, the parties run their candidates against each other. Now remember, not all primaries are on the same day, some are real early and others late. Each state sets the date. Arkansas’ primary election day is March 5. There is a Republican ballot and Democrat ballot. In Arkansas, you may choose either one, but not both, regardless of your orientation or bias and you can vote for the other party on the November ballot. You do not have to be registered a democrat or republican, but you do have to be registered to vote in the county you live in. It’s not complicated and it’s reasonably fair. It is the Electoral College that seems to confuse people. Some don’t like it at all and those are often people who do not understand (or do not want) our constitutional system of governing. That conversation is for another day. The debates begin as mudslinging trends. Listen to the candidates and choose for yourself. Make an informed decision. Do your own homework, don’t rely on the media or ads that spin either way. Who would you like to see leading the most powerful country in the world? Good or Bad. 06/21/2023 11:00 PM

TALES FROM THE SHIRE

HIRE 06/21/2023 11:00 PM

Calhoun Calendar

JUNE 19-23 VBS 06/21/2023 11:00 PM