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…
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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…
Extending the Hands and Feet of Jesus to Help End Human Trafficking
The Marshallese leaders and pastors of Springdale, Arkansas gathered together at the Marshallese Pastors Conference held on September 29 at The Apollo on Emma. The event also included the FBI, the Springdale Police Chief, the…
Jasmine Muneca Botlang Henry
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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…
Poultry Workers Hit Hard by COVID-19 while Factories Lobbied to Remain Open
Olivia Paschal, a journalist in Northwest Arkansas, has been reporting on poultry processing workers. Read the complete article first published by Facing South on August 20, 2020 and translated and republished with permission. This is…
Celena Aguirre
Moktata iakwe! Kamolol Iroij ken iakwe im kojbarok eo An nan kojwoj kajojo. Eta in Celena Aguirre. Etan jino in Jiti Hesa im jema Romy Alvarez. Etan bubu in Nelur im jimma Jubwil Hesa. Etan…
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….