By DJ Taylor
May 11, 2021
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division and the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) are pleased to announce a new scholarship opportunity, Foresters for the Future. The scholarship will provide $4,000 per semester, for four years, to an incoming freshman pursuing a forestry degree at UAM’s College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources.
Applications will be accepted through June 15. Students interested in the scholarship can find more information on the UAM website at https://www.uamont.edu/academics/CFANR/index.html.
“Arkansas has nearly 19 million acres of forests with over 12 billion trees,” said State Forester Joe Fox. “This scholarship is a wonderful opportunity for a future forester to obtain a quality education and move into a dynamic and rewarding career field.”
By DJ Taylor
May 11, 2021
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division and the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) are pleased to announce a new scholarship opportunity, Foresters for the Future. The scholarship will provide $4,000 per semester, for four years, to an incoming freshman pursuing a forestry degree at UAM’s College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources.
Applications will be accepted through June 15. Students interested in the scholarship can find more information on the UAM website at https://www.uamont.edu/academics/CFANR/index.html.
“Arkansas has nearly 19 million acres of forests with over 12 billion trees,” said State Forester Joe Fox. “This scholarship is a wonderful opportunity for a future forester to obtain a quality education and move into a dynamic and rewarding career field.”
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Higher education advocates cite the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) findings that college graduates make, on average, twice as much a week as a high school graduate and have a 50% lower unemployment rate. In January 2021, the United States Federal Reserve reported that there was $1.57 Trillion in outstanding student loan debt among 45 million borrowers with a 11%, and rising, student loan default rate. Higher education can be a pathway for a long and successful life and career, but it can also be a pathway for ruinous lifelong debt.
Chad Storlie,
retired U.S. Army Special Forces.
Higher education students must look with a critical eye to spurious statistical “claims” of the need for higher education for everyone.
Maine Firefighters Make Heartwarming Rescue
Sometimes, they are called on to help out our furry friends.
This is what happened on Monday afternoon in Westbrook.
According to WMTW and the Westbrook Fire Department s Facebook page, Westbrook s Cindy Barden noticed a mam duck on the corner of Church Street and William Clark Drive. It turns out that her ducklings, 12 of them, had fallen down a drain.
Fortunately, members of the Westbrook Fire Department stepped in to help!
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