February 2023

SRGMC will feature an ‘Only in Arkansas” series for upcoming meetings in 2023

In order to learn and appreciate more about this beautiful state of Arkansas that we live in, the Spring River Gem & Mineral Club (SRGMC) in Cherokee Village will present an “Only in Arkansas” series, among other presentations throughout 2023. We will discover more of Arkansas through archeology, photography and mineralogy.

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Legal

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Community Connections

Jeremy Langston has been involved in emergency management in some form or fashion since 2008. He began in that year doing ice storm cleanup in Sharp County and before he knew it he’d be involved for the next 14 years all the up to deputy coordinator in Sharp County before becoming the newly named Office of Emergency Management coordinator in Fulton County on Jan.

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Community Matters: Barriers to Collaboration

The growing population of the United States and an increased need for human services changed the role and expectations of nonprofit organizations in the community. Further, disease, war, economic swings, and natural disasters also brought an opportunity for expanded social services programs through nonprofit organizations. Beginning with President Eisenhower in 1955, policy called for less reliance on the government for goods and services demanded by citizens and more reliance on the private sector. The Public Assistance Amendments of 1962 and 1967 followed Eisenhower's policy due to the War on Poverty and the Great Society programs of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, which created widespread contracting between government and nongovernmental agencies. Today, there is a White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships within the President's Executive Office, strengthening the nonprofit sector and its partnership with the federal government.

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FINANCIAL FOCUS

In the past year, we’ve seen some big swings in the financial markets. This volatility may make you feel as if you have little control over your investment success.

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