Stories from Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Letter from Hot Springs attorney challenges several statements made by State Oral Health Director Lynn Mouden in state house testimony

GREEN FOREST -- The Carroll County Farm Bureau helped sponsor a legislative breakfast at Cattlemen's Restaurant Saturday morning. Board members from the Farm Bureaus in Searcy and Madison counties also attended the event. State Rep. Bryan King addressed the group, along with Rodney Baker, governmental affairs director for the Arkansas Farm Bureau...

Contrary to common assumption, U.S. EPA gave up all oversight responsibilities for direct water additives, including fluoridation chemicals, in 1988. There are now no federal safety standards for any water additive. Since 1994, California Civil Code requires that all water operators...

FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture will hold a workshop to help growers and crop consultants understand and manage diseases in small fruits. The George E. Templeton Jr. Memorial Endowment and the U of A department of plant pathology will present the workshop March 11 from 9 a.m .to 1 p.m. in the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center in Fayetteville. The workshop is free and includes lunch...

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FLIPPIN -- The Green Forest Tiger baseball team won their opening game of the White River Classic 10-8 over the Jasper Pirates on Friday, but ran out of pitchers on Saturday and lost 12-4 to Nemo Vista, ending their play in the tournament. "Josiah Goodman and Caleb Eagleson had thrown 70 pitches the day before, and we have two conference games Monday," Coach Tony Coffey said. "I didn't want to waste their arms. They can only throw 10 innings in three days."...

ROGERS -- Great defensive line effort by the Green Forest Tiger soccer team earned them a 0-0 tie with 7A Rogers Heritage on Thursday. "Our defensive line was good. Our goalkeeper was not challenged," Tiger coach Juan Zuazua said. "We have two defensive lines -- Alberto Leal, Salvador Hernandez, Johnathan Yac, and David Rios...

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