Olivia Paschal, Reporter Local to NWA
I grew up in Rogers, AR and have recently moved back. I studied history at Yale University, where I graduated in 2018. After that, I worked at The Atlantic in Washington, D.C. and I am…
Articles by Melanie Carbine
A Month After the White House COVID Outbreak
Between the president’s general disdain for mask wearing and the administration’s rush to nominate and confirm another conservative justice to the Supreme Court that more than 30 people directly got sick from the virus. After a week isolated in intensive care, former governor Chris Christie regrets letting his guard down and urges people to keep keep taking precautions.
Newest Justice to Shift Balance in the U.S. Supreme Court
Last month, the United States Supreme Court announced that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died on September 18, 2020. She had died from complications of pancreatic cancer at age 87. Her legacy not only includes…
Weddings Postponed and Downsized in 2020
I waited a very long time to meet the right person to get married. When my husband proposed to me last summer, he was eager to get married. We thought that last fall would have…
Despite Success in Kwajalein, RMI Travel Ban Likely to Continue All Year
At the beginning of the year, the Marshall Islands had limited travel within the country because of an outbreak of dengue fever. They then extended the restrictions for international travel when the novel coronavirus broke…
Schools Reopening in NWA Have a Smaller COVID-19 Impact than Feared
In June there were 500-600 active cases and 33 deaths in the Marshallese community in Northwest Arkansas. There were 9 deaths in July. They made up the majority of Benton and Washington county’s COVID cases….
Bwebwenatoun Mour eo an Maitha Jolet
Etan in Maitha Jolet. Ej itok jān aelōn̄ in Ebon. Ijo eaar dik im rūttoļo̧k ie. Eaar itok n̄an Majuro ilo iiō ņe 1967. Rūttoļo̧k im jikuuļ ilo elementary school. Juon iaan jikuuļ ko rej…
Enaan eo an Maitha Jolet kōn an Nan̄inmej in COVID
En̄in juon bwebwenato eo Maitha Jolet ekar kōm̧m̧ane ioon Facebook ilo raan in Mae 25, 2020 jān room eo ekar pād make iaan ilo MercyOne aujpōtal ilo Bukwōn Iowa. Ej ba: Kam̧oolol Irooj m̧oktata…
The Virus that Knows No Culture, No Age, and No Mercy
Age and underlying health conditions are more obviously connected to how symptomatic or sick someone will become from the virus. Maitha Jolet posted a video to the Marshallese tri-state Facebook group from his hospital room…
Venceremos Douluul Eo Ej Abņōņō Kōn Jim̧we Ko An Ri Jerbal Ro Ej Ba Jenaaj Ellā Ioon (We Will Triumph)
English: https://chikinmelele.com/worker-rights-advocacy-organization-venceremos-says-we-will-triumph-jenaaj-ella-ioon-over-covid-face-bigger-challenges-to-staying-safe/ Em̧ool mokta jān nan̄inmej in ebedjake laļ in (pandemic), jekjek ko ilo jikin jerbal ko ilo imōn kōm̧m̧an kanniōk rekkar baj kauwōtata n̄an ri jerbal ro. Ripoot ko remootļo̧k rar āliji im bar…
