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Making Ripples

Giving Thanks at the Molecular Level

Often, it’s gratitude that motivates us to make ripples (or make a difference) in the world. Sometimes this is expressed as a “pay it forward” concept: being grateful for someone’s help and offering assistance to another as repayment.

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Jessica Jones: AKA Marvel Can’t Stop Being Awesome

Marvel’s Jessica Jones premiered on Netflix on Friday, and as is my usual habit with things on Netflix, I was up most of the night watching it. Then watching it again the next day. And again as I’m writing this.

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NWA Spay and Neuter Services

If your dogs or cats live outside, tend to wander, or are feral cats, the best way to continue loving and feeding them without contributing to ecosystem imbalance, euthanasia of offspring, and increased rabies and other diseases transmissible to and from wildlife and humans is to have pets spayed or neutered and vaccinated.

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Nos Coeurs Sont Avec Paris

Here we are again. One hundred and thirty-two people are dead in Paris. More are injured. The city of light and love shut off its lights in mourning.

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Islamaphobia Is Not The Answer, Governor

This past Monday, Nov. 16, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that he will oppose entry to Syrian refugees to Arkansas.

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Senator Tom Cotton, Your Pants Are On Fire

Lucky for all 2.9 million of us Arkansans, Tom Cotton is one of our senators and therefore represents us on a national level.

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Aziz Ansari Proves His Title Wrong In Master Of None

Aziz Ansari, best known for his role as Tom Haverford on Parks & Recreation, had his 10-episode series Master Of None premiere on Netflix last Friday, and he hit it out of the park.

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Stay Safe During Hunting Seasons

Outdoor sports like hunting can be an important part of conservation, although arguing that hunting is necessary to reduce out-of-control animal populations is a bit misleading.

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Fighting The Good Fight

It feels odd to me, as a cancer survivor, to talk about depression in the same terms. When people talk about cancer, it’s always in battlefield terms.

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The American Pikachu

The American Pika and their cute, rounded shape and electrifying personalities are not altogether unlike the famous Pikachu from the popular Pokémon games and television series.