“Protect Life Act” In U.S. Senate

Abortion,

A bill to prevent abortion funding from being provided as part of the new federal healthcare law is stalled in the United States Senate.

H.R. 358 passed the U.S. House a little over two weeks ago. It is now in the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.

You can read the text of this good, pro-life bill here.

You can read National Right to Life’s press release on the bill here.

You can see a roll call of the U.S. House votes on the bill here (all of Arkansas’ Congressional Delegates voted for the bill).

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40% of Students on Lottery Scholarship Do Not Return to College

Arkansas Lottery,

According a report from the Department of Higher Education, 40% of the traditional freshmen college students receiving financial aid from the Arkansas Lottery did not return to college this fall.

Credit hour and GPA requirements were cited among the reasons students were unable to maintain their lottery scholarships.

You can read a story from the Associated Press about the report by clicking here.

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Dr. Lonnie Robinson Awarded the 2011 Fay Boozman Award

Fay Boozman Award

On Friday, Dr. Lonnie Robinson of Mountain Home was awarded the 2011 Fay Boozman Award by the Arkansas Physicians Resource Council—a division of Family Council.

The Fay Boozman Award is bestowed annually to an Arkansas doctor who exemplifies the strong Christian faith and commitment to community service and public health of Dr. Fay Boozman, an ophthalmologist and former director of the Arkansas Department of Health. Fay was suddenly taken from us as a result of an accident in 2005 at his farm, but through this award, we’ve tried to preserve his legacy.

Congratulations to Dr. Lonnie Robinson for being recognized as one of Arkansas’ outstanding Christian physicians!

Dr. Lonnie Robinson of Mountain Home, center, was presented the 2011 Dr. Fay Boozman Award for his work as an outstanding Christian physician in Arkansas. The award was presented by Jerry Cox, right, of the Arkansas Physicians Resource Council in Little Rock. Vickey Boozman of Rogers, right, spoke of her late husband’s legacy as a Christian ophthalmologist, state senator, and director of the Arkansas Department of Health. Dr. Robinson was nominated by Jenny Jones, far left, a labor and delivery nurse at Baxter Regional Medical Center. Statewide, 26 physicians were nominated for this year’s award. Dr. Robinson and his wife, Robin, standing with her husband, were joined by 120 guests for the award at Big Creek Golf and Country Club in Mountain Home on Friday, October 28.

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