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Seven candidates are running for three available seats on the Carroll County Board of Education. Of those candidates, two are incumbents seeking reelection, Tara Battaglia and Patricia Dorsey.

John Arnold: I’m not into blogging, but I’ll tell you about my life ‘influencers’ Though the influencer phenomenon seems like a new fad, there always have been people of influence... so says John Arnold as he recalls key figures in his life Bartlemy Macra Na Feirme history project team, back in 1976. Back row, Moss Dooley, Battie Arnold, Willie Cotter, John Ahern, Mick Browne. Middle row, Tom Lynch, Nora Arnold, Ann ORiordan, Tom ORiordan. Front row, Breda Lane, John Arnold, Anna Lynch...

Novel compound appears to protect myelin and nerve fibers A compound developed at Oregon Health & Science University appears to protect nerve fibers and the fatty sheath, called myelin, that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The discovery, published in the Journal of Neuroimmunology, could be important in treating or preventing the progression of multiple sclerosis and other central nervous system disorders. The new research in a mouse model advances earlier work to develop the ...

 E-Mail A compound developed at Oregon Health & Science University appears to protect nerve fibers and the fatty sheath, called myelin, that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The discovery, published in the Journal of Neuroimmunology, could be important in treating or preventing the progression of multiple sclerosis and other central nervous system disorders. The new research in a mouse model advances earlier work to develop the compound - known as sobetirome - that has already...

Joyce Eileen Scanlan, longtime leader of National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, dies at 85 January 11, 2021 — 12:39pm Text size Copy shortlink: Joyce Eileen Scanlan could not get a teaching job in Minnesota when she moved to the state in the 1970s. She had been teaching English and Latin for years in North Dakota and Montana, but schools in Minnesota would not hire her because she was blind, said her husband, Tom Scanlan. "Th...