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This week, my colleagues and I on the the House Intelligence Committee released a report on the origins of COVID-19. The report indicates that COVID-19 could be connected to China’s biological weapons research program and may have leaked into the human population during an accident at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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Legislative Update

This week, the Arkansas Legislative Council received a report regarding the state of mental and behavioral health in Arkansas. This report was months in the making.
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Christmas Eve Service

Christmas Eve Candlelight/Communion service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Saturday, December 24 at 5 p.m. Please, come join us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
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State Capitol Week in Review

LITTLE ROCK – Legislators finished the calendar year with a final round of recommendations for spending federal relief funds and reserve funds. The recommendations include using another $93.8 million for broadband projects and $20 million to upgrade computerized case management for the state court system.
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Rutledge Recognizes MC Officer of the Year

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today hosted the 20th annual Officer of the Year awards and recognition luncheon at the Benton Event Center, where she honored Arkansas State Police Trooper Matt Sanford as the Marion County Officer of the Year. “Trooper Sanford is a tireless servant who works to protect Arkansans,” said Attorney General Rutledge.
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Special MCQC meeting

The Marion County Quorum Court met Thursday, December 15, to discuss or correct ordinances that could not be completed on Tuesday, December 13, in the regular session. Rick White, Talon Vancuren, Marty Nickels, Wesley Shipman, James Underwood, Claudia Brigham, Joyce McCalla, and Brady Madden were in attendance, along with John Massey to conduct the meeting.
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NARMC COVID Committee Wins Distinguished Service Award

Thursday, November 10 at the Arkansas Hospital Association Annual Meeting in Hot Springs, North Arkansas Regional Medical Center’s COVID committee comprised of Jennifer Sadler, M.D., Brent Rosson, M.D., and Brandon Hicks, M. D. were awarded the Arkansas Hospital Association “Distinguished Service Award” for their contribution and willingness to serve our community and the five counties totaling over 95,000 people that NARMC serves.
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Grandkids and Christmas

As much as I loved my two little grandsons, I didn’t get either of them a Christmas present when they were young. That’s because they had toys stacked so high in their home that you couldn’t see any corners. I think back on those great Christmases when I was a kid, when there was common sense and simplicity left in this world. I wish all kids could experience such a Christmas. I just lived for a new two-gun and holster set and a cowboy hat at Christmas when I was five or six. Nowadays, if a little kid has a toy gun, somebody is scared to death he’ll point it at someone and go “bang-bang”, like I and a thousand other kids born during the days of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers did.
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Extension Corner

There are very few shopping days left until Christmas. If you have not finished your shopping or planning for family celebrations, then you are getting ready for the Holiday Sprint! This can cause a big strain on your budget and emotions.
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