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Arkansas becomes one of at least 15 Republican-led states to reject the Title IX rules, which also includes Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
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Hosts Shannon Johnston and Marci Howard visit with Mario Chavez, owner of MersaTech, an organization founded on servicing the ever-changing needs of the merchant bankcard marketplace. Through the combination of state-of-the-art bankcard technology and years of experience in the credit card processing industry, MersaTech brings to the market services in payment processing and customer support. A former Caddo Parish Commissioner, Mario Chavez is also very involved with his church and civic organizations. -
On this segment of The Shadow Files, Commentator Dr. Cheryl White discusses the Antikythera Mechanism.
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East Texas commentator, Gary Borders discusses a cast of newspaper characters. -
Host Cliff Shackelford will be joined this week by previous guest, Alix Matthews, PhD in Molecular Biosciences at Arkansas State University and Visiting Instructor of Biology at Rhodes College. -
Airs Monday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m. Mayor Tom Arceneaux joins hosts Marci Howard and Shannon Johnston on Visions and Ventures to discuss what he and his administration are doing to assist small businesses and their proprietors in the city of Shreveport. A graduate of LSU Law School, he is an attorney and has been active in civic affairs. Arceneaux has spent much of his adult life in Shreveport.
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Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with Michael Butterman, music director of the SSO, and guest pianist Alessio Bax, about their upcoming performance this weekend.
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Ages 19 and up. Free. No registration required. We prepare for the naturalization exam by practicing reading aloud, writing, and answering civics questions. Join anytime. -
Ages 19 and up. Free. No registration required. We practice our English skills by conversing, reading aloud, and building vocabulary. This group meets year-round and anyone can join anytime. -
Ages 19 and up. Free. Register through Eventbrite. Choose a recipe from the selected cookbook and make it. Then, bring it to the library Cookbook Club to share it with others! -
Ages 19 and up. Free. Register through Eventbrite. Create something truly outrageous and appalling and win prizes for the most heinous art. Enjoy making art without expectations and focus on the process and not the product.
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Social Security benefits are facing an automatic cut in less than 10 years unless changes are adopted. The report from Social Security trustees predicts the fund will be exhausted in November of 2033.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council about how Israel's evacuation of Rafah could affect the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty ImagesThe complex deal also brought home two sons of a Minnesota man who fought for ISIS -
The "Man in Black," singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, and civil rights icon Daisy Bates will be honored with statues representing Arkansas, at the U.S. Capitol later this year.
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Symphony No. 9 in D minor, was the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824.
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President Biden speaks at an event put on by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum about fighting antisemitism, an issue that pushed him to run in 2019 and which is taking on new significance.
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Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Russian President Putin is being inaugurated for a fifth term. The House could vote soon to oust Speaker Johnson.
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Two cicada broods are emerging in historic numbers in the U.S. after a very long nap. We'll learn about other creatures that go dormant as part of their normal life cycle.
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Philadelphia is taking a tougher line on illegal drug use on city streets. The new mayor and city council are launching an aggressive strategy in the city's infamous Kensington neighborhood.
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An Israeli tank brigade has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
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