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Revis’ Ramblings: How long will it last?
(Column ~ 09/20/23)
I am not up on all of the details so this is not to be a factual column. We have all been hearing about the UAW strike on three of the major car manufacturers. I don’t know enough about the details to agree or disagree with either side. I do know strikes in one place will affect many other workers in other industries who have no plans to go on strike...
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Do Black lives really matter?
(Column ~ 09/20/23)
Do Black lives really matter? People who are not Black often ask, Why are they campaigning for their race when they are killing each other? Which makes sense? Why are Blacks killing each other? This is a very important question to ask the same activists and community citizens calling for police reform who do not seem outraged when someone who is Black is killed or injured by another Black person...
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Literacy Week celebrated Sept. 18-23
(Local News ~ 09/20/23)
Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson recognized members of the Mississippi County Literacy Council with a proclamation in conjunction with Literacy Week, Sept. 18-23. The proclamation proclaimed the week as Mississippi County Literacy Council and Adult Family Literacy Week encouraging all residents to support adult literacy initiatives...
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Blytheville Gosnell Food Pantry receives $5,000 donation
(Local News ~ 09/20/23)
The Blytheville Gosnell Food Pantry received a $5,000 donation from energy company NextEra Energy. Food Pantry director Cindy Ruddick said the donation was wonderful. "We are really very thankful for the donation because we don't get $5,000 donations every day," she said during the press conference. "This will really come in handy because we do help a lot of people."...
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MCAEOC Cancer Color Run raises $7,000
(Local News ~ 09/20/23)
Jacqueline Burton, Director of the Mississippi County Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission Cancer Council, and Priscilla Johnson, Executive Director of MCAEOC, commended the sponsors and participants that made the Sept. 9 Color Run a great success. The event was held at the historic Blytheville Greyhound Bus Station with about 90 runners/walkers for the 5K event, vendors, health screenings and more...
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