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Daily Bible verse
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.
Proverbs 19:17
The Wild World of the Van Gogh Truthers
In 1990, after years of practicing medicine and reviewing Van Gogh’s case history via his hundreds of letters, Arenberg published a paper in JAMA diagnosing Van Gogh as suffering not from epilepsy, as the artist’s physician claimed a century earlier, but from Ménière’s disease, an inner-ear affliction that can cause vertigo, of which Van Gogh complained, and tinnitus, a persistent ringing in the ears. Ménière’s, to Arenberg, could better explain Van Gogh’s decision to slice off his ear. After retiring, in 2017, Arenberg recommitted himself to studying Van Gogh and became convinced that art historians had made an even more alarming mistake: Van Gogh had not committed suicide. He’d been murdered.
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Sunny skies and rising heat ahead
The extended dry stretch is settling back into the area this week, bringing plenty of sunshine and climbing summer temperatures across LeFlore County.
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News
Poteau city meeting agendas
The Poteau Industrial Authority, Public Works and City Council will meet in regular business meetings starting 5:30 p.m. Monday in Poteau’s City Hall at 111 Peters Street in Poteau.
The agendas can be seen HERE.
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LeFlore County calendar
Here's what's happening in Heavener and LeFlore County for the next week including meetings and more.
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Poteau city meetings 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Nelson William Feliciano memorial service
Poteau Evening Lions Club meets 6 p.m. CASC
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon EOMC
Thursday
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon EOMC
Heavener VFW bingo 6 p.m.
Sunday
Heavener FBC Bible School
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