Jacqueline Froelich

2 weeks ago | arktimes.com | Jacqueline Froelich

In late February, state and federal law enforcement in Arkansas teamed up to announce the results of Operation Enforce and Remove, a campaign to help fulfill President Donald Trump’s executive order to rid the United States of 8 million “illegal aliens” who are “committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans.” A team that included both U.S. district attorney’s offices in Arkansas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the FBI and Arkansas State Police arrested 375...

1 month ago | arktimes.com | Jacqueline Froelich

Veterans marched on Washington, D.C., and in cities across the country over the weekend, angry about the Trump administration’s plan to fire 83,000 employees at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as part of an effort to vastly reduce federal bureaucratic spending. Over 500 veterans and other protesters jammed College Avenue in Fayetteville on Saturday afternoon in front of the historic Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks.

2 months ago | kuaf.com | Jacqueline Froelich

Alex Primm, an oral historian, and his spouse Cathy reside in Springfield, Missouri. He is 80 years old. She is 78. They are long-time civic and humanitarian volunteers. Alex agreed to record and read for us an essay he wrote about an experience he had volunteering for the night shift at a local homeless shelter — during a blizzard. Cathy intermittently chimes in, during the reading, with blessed words of encouragement.

2 months ago | kuaf.com | Jacqueline Froelich

Almost immediately after taking office, President Donald Trump started to sign a series of executive orders ending LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections in the workplace, blocking access to gender-affirming medical care to individuals under age 19, banning transgender individuals from serving in the military, barring trans women from engaging in federally funded women's sport, and ordering the federal government to recognize only two genders: male and female.

2 months ago | kuaf.com | Jacqueline Froelich

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Consulate in Springdale is typically quiet, with three consulate staff on hand charged with assisting Marshallese citizens with travel documentation, RMI official communications — and emergencies. Last week an emergency situation arose after Marshall islanders began to suddenly crowd the consulate, alarmed about President Trump's executive order on mass immigration deportation.