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There’s a hole in the bucket — and the overpass
Columns Comments May 01, 2013 11:49pmRemember that old folk song, “There’s a Hole in the Bucket”?
In the song, “Henry” tells his “dear Liza” about a hole in their bucket, and no matter how she asks him to fix it, he always...
Other Voices Worse than a Kreelon invasion
Columns Comments Apr 24, 2013 6:03pmIn the 1997 sci-fi comedy “Men in Black,” Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) tells his partner, Agent J (Will Smith), an important thing about humanity: “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky,...
House Call
Columns Comments Apr 24, 2013 6:11pmQ: Is there a difference between being sensitive to gluten and having celiac disease?
A: Gluten is a substance found in cereal grains, especially wheat. It gives dough its elastic texture....
Other Voices Pipeline furthers energy pipedream
Columns Comments Apr 10, 2013 6:02amWe’ve been down this road a hundred times. Even so, distorted facts gushing from lobbyists ensure we’ll be here again.
As has been widely reported, residents of the tiny town of Mayflower...
Other Voices County judge reports road progress
Columns Comments Apr 10, 2013 6:02amThe County Road Department is off to a fast start in 2013. Following is this years goals followed by the last 12 weeks YTD totals:
Tons of gravel — 160,000 tons, 46,722 tons
4”+ gravel...
Other Voices Don’t pass a law unless it’s needed
Columns Comments Apr 03, 2013 6:01amState legislators generally do a good job of considering the issues, and I’m not one who bashes them. But we’ve reached the point in the session when I am looking forward to them going home....
Building a bridge to Rwanda
Columns Comments Mar 19, 2013 4:01pmSome men change careers when they turn 50. Some buy fancy sports cars. Some chase younger women.
Dale Dawson decided to adopt. A country. And he’s been joined by other prominent Arkansans....
Other Voices — Arkansas: Land of opportunists
Columns Comments Mar 19, 2013 3:59pmIt would be hard to overstate my love of Arkansas. My colleagues in New York can certainly attest to the fact that I hardly shut up about it. I am lucky to live here.
Like most Southern...
Parental choice, race play into school debate
Columns Comments Feb 21, 2013 3:00pmShould parents in Arkansas be able to choose what schools their children attend without restriction? If so, would that result in racial resegregation in parts of the state, with mostly white...
Other Voices — Enough violence to go around
Columns Comments Updated: Feb 21, 2013 3:01pmIt was rather disheartening to learn that 22 U. S. senators voted against renewing the Violence Against Women Act. The logic of their position flows from a contention that VAWA constitutes an...