In a recent conversation with Consul General Eldon Alik about covid and this past year, he recounted a clever turn of phrase in one of many meetings. He was encouraging everyone to get vaccinated and he said “Wā kuk Wā jim̧or.” He substituted wā (vaccine or shot) for wa (canoe) in the traditional proverb. As […]
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M̧okta leļo̧k nebar ñan Anij kōn mour im ājmour bwe imaroñ jeeri aō ļōmņak. These classes are just one part of what Aejemjem does to promote Marshallese language use. The other part is publishing new stories, essays and poems in writing and audio recordings. Fill out the Interest Survey if you want to join a
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The following Walgreen stores will have limited doses of Moderna intended for target health equity groups across the state of Arkansas. Vaccines are available to adults 65 years and older; adults 18-64 years old with at least 1 chronic condition including asthma, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity; adults working in transportation, food services, food
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The Jones Center has announced several free activities open to the public for Spring Break (March 22-26). Free movies will be shown each weekday at 2 p.m. in The Jones Center Auditorium (face masks required). The ice arena and swimming pool will also be open for extended access from 12 – 7:15 p.m., $3 per-person, advanced registration
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In an interview with New Zealand Pacific Beat, RMI Secretary of Health Jack Niedenthal talked about the success in using the Moderna vaccine in the urban atolls but he said they are waiting for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to start vaccinating in the rural atolls. Thus far, 28-30% of the adult population has been
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Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://aejemjem.com/wawein-an-kar-covid-19-jelet-jikuul-ko-ilo-arkansas/ As schools around the country work to return students to full-time in-person learning, schools in Arkansas faced the challenge head on last fall. Abby Zimmardi with the ArkansasCovid project took a closer look at how the continuing COVID-19 pandemic has affected the reopening of schools in Arkansas by district. Arkansas Covid is
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Lale joñan ro renañinmej jān covid im ro aer bōk wā eo ilo Arkansas. Jikuuļ in Journalism im Strategic Media eo ilo University eo an Arkansas ej kōm̧m̧ane website in āinwōt juon jikin nuuj ejenoļo̧k im āinwōt juon jibañ ñan armej in Arkansas. Ri jikuuļ ro rej je bwebwenato ko ijin ium̧win tōl eo an
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As we know, coughing and sneezing spread the COVID-19 virus which remains infectious for up to several days. Soap destroys the virus by breaking up the fatty outside of the virus. Until recently we didn’t have a very effective treatment to help our bodies destroy the virus once it had already infected a human or
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Source: Joan McQuaid, The Jones Center Translated by: Chloe Mateariki, The Jones Center English: https://aejemjem.com/covid-precautions-for-safe-program-options-at-the-jones-center/ Jones Center eo ear kilōk ilo Maaj 17 raan. Jet iaan douluul ko jej jerbal ippāer Center for Nonprofits ilo Springdale im Rogers raar kōm̧m̧an iien drive-through ko ilo Jones Center. Raar barāinwōt kōm̧m̧anejuon Virtual Center ak juon wāween bwe
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Source: Joan McQuaid, The Jones Center Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://www.aejemjem.com/elman-bobrae-covid-ilo-burokraam-in-jones-center Anyone who has been to Springdale, Arkansas knows how to get to The Jones Center. The basketball games and tournaments are a popular past time. A few years ago, Jack Niedenthal screened a Marshallese movie, Jilel: The Calling of the Shell, at The Jones Center. The community
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