Mack Hall of Arkadelphia, Arkansas (just south of my office location) is in his vegetable garden or flower beds every morning.  He just happens to be 77 years old and a double amputee.  Mr. Hall lost his feet after suffering severe frostbite.  He has been fitted with prosthesis, but is unable to walk or stand for long periods.
Mr. Hall started his gardening projects at Courtyard Gardens with just a hoe and some determination.  This year things got a whole lot easier.  “They brought in a tiller,” he said.  “I’ve been …

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A lawsuit has been filed against the Huntington Beach Marine Safety Department after the death of an 11-year-old girl during one of the department’s junior lifeguard training exercises. Junior lifeguard Allyssa Squirrell was killed last July when she was struck by the propellers of a boat that was picking up the group during a water exercise. The lawsuit accuses the the department and the boat’s driver, Lt. Greg Crow, of negligence.  Shelby Grad, LA Times
We are blessed to live in the Natural State—Arkansas.  Our state has beautiful …