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Patience not easy in world of instant results
Columns Comments Jun 29, 2012 11:17pmEvery year a pop song is dubbed the hit of the summer. This year, it seems to be that catchy (annoying?) tune by Carly Ray Jepson, “Call Me Maybe.” The song has been showcased by everyone from NPR...
No excuse for missing Mother’s Day
Columns Comments Updated: Jul 04, 2012 1:55pmLately, I’ve been a horrible daughter. I missed Mother’s Day. I didn’t do anything for my mother to commemorate the occasion. I slacked on my daughterly duties because I was tired from having...
Choice ruling leaves districts with dilemma
Columns Comments Updated: Jul 04, 2012 1:55pmFederal judge’s ruling on school choice leaves superintendents with dilemma
A federal judge’s ruling has left school superintendents all over Arkansas with a dilemma involving more than 15,...
Happy Dad’s Day to those who qualify
Columns Comments Updated: Jul 04, 2012 1:55pmOccasionally, this column is about great men. Today, it’s about good men.
The older I have grown, the more I have appreciated the difference. Being great is about achievement, while being...
Jubilee bus helped win the Buffalo River battle
Columns Comments Jun 29, 2012 9:00pmThe landmark successful battle to preserve north Arkansas’ Buffalo River as a free-flowing stream came about through many people’s efforts.
Some are well known, like Dr. Neil Compton’s...
Like it or not, Barton it is for 2013
Columns Comments Jun 29, 2012 8:36pmBy now you have most likely heard that the state high school basketball finals will be played at Little Rock’s Barton Coliseum in March.
You also likely have seen, heard or read of the shock...
Toss on a match and put a fire on charcoal jerseys
Columns Comments Jun 29, 2012 8:19pmLITTLE ROCK — Rumors about the 2012 line for the fashionably dressed Razorback football player turned out to be false.
Black is not part of the ensemble, shooting down the speculation that...
Keeping Old Testament straight in our heads
Columns Comments Jun 29, 2012 8:09pmThe Books of the Old Testament are sometimes hard to keep straight. Sure, some of us might be able to list them in order, but we might not remember what to find where.
Here’s a down and...
‘Neighbors’ has different meaning here
Columns Comments Updated: Jun 29, 2012 7:48pmThe idea of being neighbors in New York City is not quite the same as actually being neighbors anywhere else. The idea of being “neighbors” in NYC seems to mean that whoever happens to live next...
Task force hopes to save judicial elections
Columns Comments Updated: Jun 29, 2012 7:44pmIf Arkansas wants to continue electing judges, it must make plans to keep the elections honest and safe from toxic campaign tactics. That’s the conclusion of a task force, which studied and...
