Opinion

Don’t forget the ACT

The Salem School District would like to invite all area high school students to take the ACT at Salem High School on select national test dates throughout the 2022-2023 school year. Students do not have to be in district to test at Salem High School.

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From the Mayor:

School has begun and it’s important to be alert to vehicle traffic in the vicinity of all the schools in the Highland School District; especially at the opening of the school day and again at time of dismissal. Remember the rules about the loading and unloading of students on school buses. Do not pass a stopped school bus when students are boarding or exiting the bus.

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Letter to the Editor

Since the 1990's, prescription pills have been over prescribed leading users to become addicted to opiates. People would go to pill mills to obtain large quantities of prescription opiates. After the government started cracking down on these pill mills, addicts turned to the streets to self-medicate. The danger now is Fentanyl is being pressed to look like a real prescription pill.

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Assisting More Arkansans as Federal Services Pick Up Pace

Many federal agencies continue to fight backlogs as they dig out from pandemic shutdowns and two years of limited staffing. Having agencies like the Social Security Administration open in person again is welcome and I am pleased to see progress being made on getting caught up, however, I continue to hear the frustration of Arkansans every day who are working through bureaucratic processes that, unfortunately, are taking longer to resolve than in prior years.

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Assisting More Arkansans as Federal Services Pick Up Pace

John Boozman, US Senator Many federal agencies continue to fight backlogs as they dig out from pandemic shutdowns and two years of limited staffing. Having agencies like the Social Security Administration open in person again is welcome and I am pleased to see progress being made on getting caught up, however, I continue to hear the frustration of Arkansans every day who are working through bureaucratic processes that, unfortunately, are taking longer to resolve than in prior years.

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