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Library Group Launches Accessibility Grant Program 

Associations Now

ALA has gathered information about where to focus the attention of LTC in various ways: Conversations with ALA members, a dedicated advisory committee , and interviews with grantees via an independent evaluator. They may have only one or two people in the conversation, but that’s one percent of their population.”

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Governors Association Launches Opioid Treatment Pilot Targeted at Prisons

Associations Now

Last month, NGA announced a pilot program in eight states—Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia, and Washington—that will expand access to addiction treatment for offenders in prisons. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 65 percent of U.S.

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SCD Group: Chicken, Bus, Holland America & Associations: How do.

SCD Group

Last month, our Holland America (@HALcruises) tour bus broke down while we were driving the Top of the World highway (TOTWH) from Chicken, ALaska, to Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. Chicken, Alaska, an isolated (100+ miles from nearest cell signal) "way station" of 37 people is a hard hour drive from Tok, the nearest village.

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Why Nevada Doesn’t Have the Powerball

Associations Now

Alaska has cited its small population size as a deterrent. That’s because Nevada is one of just six states in the country that don’t allow for legal lottery games. Three of the other five states—Alabama, Mississippi, and Utah—have historically shied away from the lottery due to religious concerns. Massive Lines for Tickets.

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Pediatrics Group Revisits Marijuana Policy

Associations Now

a member of AAP’s Committee on Substance Abuse and a coauthor of the policy statement, said in a news release. “We know marijuana can be very harmful to adolescent health and development. Making it more available to adults—even if restrictions are in place—will increase the access for teens,“ Seth Ammerman, M.D.,

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.3.20

Reid All About it

Maybe you’ve seen this one before, it’s strangely mesmerizing, the fish jumping upstream… grizzly bears at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska. In this roundtable discussion, ASAE’s Key Committee chairs will offer insights, encourage you to share your own experiences, and listen and respond to your questions, concerns, and solutions.

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Satisfaction vs. Loyalty: Creating a Connection for Long-term Success

AMR Management Services

These could be applied to members who login to your online community, contribute comments or content, participate in events and conferences or volunteer on committees. Is there value in offering something to the member who will always come to the annual conference, regardless of whether its in his or her backyard or in Anchorage, Alaska?

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