Labor Day

Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor We see them every year at intersections and other public locations.  Labor Day marks the day that the firefighter’s boots come out, with fire departments nationwide opening their hearts and boots to raise funds to help fight muscular dystrophy.  It all began when a group of families affected by muscular dystrophy approached Boston Firefighters Local 718 in 1954 to ask professional firefighters to help fight the disease. Responding…

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Russell Stokes, Cherokee Village Mayor School has begun and it’s important to be alert to vehicle traffic in the vicinity of all the schools in the Highland School District; especially at the opening of the school day and again at time of dismissal. Remember the rules about the loading and unloading of students on school buses. Do not pass a stopped school bus when students are boarding or exiting the bus.Labor Day…

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Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Governor Today, I’d like to talk about the celebration of Labor Day and the importance of our workforce.Barbeques, pool parties, and parades are a common occurrence when Americans today celebrate Labor Day, but it wasn’t always about friends and families getting together for fun.One hudred twenty-seven years ago, President Grover Cleveland signed a bill making the first Monday of September a national holiday. But the work it took to…

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