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The Beacon Bulletin
Click here for a copy of the October 2009 Beacon Bulletin newsletter.Click Here
Forty for Forty Campaign
Join Friends of the Library in 2009 as we celebrate the April 20, 1969 opening of library on the site of the former Smith Hotel. Give to the Forty for Forty campaign by donating $40 to purchase a book in honor, memory, or to recognize a local business/individual. A Fortieth Birthday celebration will be held Thursday, April 16 from 2:00-4:00 at the Union Parish Library. Celebrate forty years of library service and give to make a difference in the next forty years! Download the application here.Click Here
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Friends of the Union Public Library
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Internet Use Policy
Please preview the Internet Use Policy. Computer users that do not follow guidelines in policy will be restricted from computer use. Click Here
Retire Union Parish
Visit the new Retire Union Parish website at www.RetireUnionParish.org and learn about the great quality of life that we call home!
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On the Calendar:  Monday, 11/30/2009
Synergy Brass Band: The Union Parish Arts Council hosts the brass band Synergy for morning and afternoon sessions with the Farmerville High School band. An evening performance will be open to the public. Calendar

Science News
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Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag (AP)

In an image provided by NASA, astronaut Randy Bresnik, STS-129 mission specialist, salutes crewmates while positioned near the European Space Agency's Columbus module on International Space Station Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday to take care of some odd jobs at the International Space station.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:52:53 GMT
Grand Canyon to change 'unfair' permit system (AP)

AP - Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:08:48 GMT
Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto (AP)

AP - Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:46 GMT
Shocking Treatment Helps Erectile Dysfunction (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - If you experience impotence, instead of a little blue pill maybe you want to apply shockwaves to your privates instead.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:36:06 GMT
Sting warns of hydroelectric project in Amazon (AP)

AP - British pop star Sting says Brazil's government should listen to the voices of local indigenous groups before building a massive hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rain forest.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:11:36 GMT
India's Reliance announces bid for LyondellBasell (AFP)

India's private sector energy giant Reliance Industries Limited has announced a cash bid to buy a controlling stake in bankrupt petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell Industries.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)AFP - India's private sector energy giant Reliance Industries Limited has announced a cash bid to buy a controlling stake in bankrupt petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell Industries.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:36:15 GMT
Atlantis astronauts begin third and last spacewalk (AFP)

Backdropped against the horizon of Earth, astronauts Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik (centre) are seen during the second space walk on November 21. Astronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis have ventured into open space on the third and final spacewalk of their mission to maintain and install more high-tech equipment on the International Space Station.(AFP/NASA/File/Ho)AFP - Astronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis ventured into open space early Monday on the third and final spacewalk of their mission to maintain and install more high-tech equipment on the International Space Station.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:44:40 GMT
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- People's genetic makeup has been shown to affect how they respond to asthma medications, but a new study finds that many people respond well to a particular combination treatment regardless of their genes.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:38:50 GMT
Big Bang atom smasher sends beams in 2 directions (AP)

FILE - This May 31, 2007 file photo, shows a view of the LHC (large hadron collider) in its tunnel at CERN (European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night Nov. 20, 2009 for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini, File)AP - Scientists working on the world's largest atom smasher say they are now circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:08:18 GMT
Murky ocean depths hide abundance of life (AFP)

A handout photo from the Census of Marine Life shows a AFP - Thousands of animal species thrive in the ocean depths beyond the reach of sunlight, between 200 to 5,000 meters below the surface, an international team of scientists has reported after nearly 10 years of research.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:09:29 GMT
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