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Majewska, Stradley earn kudos
Letters Comments Updated: Apr 27, 2013 12:04amBrava and Bravo to Kathy Majewska and Jack Stradley for their ongoing commitment to Pine Bluff and its future. First, it was the restoration of their lovely home on 5th Ave.and now it is their...
Orchestra fundraiser is big success
Letters Comments Updated: Apr 27, 2013 12:04amOn April 4 the Pine Bluff Symphony and the Pine Bluff Orchestra Association (PBOA) of the Pine Bluff School District held a Taco Salad Supper fundraiser to support both organizations. I have not...
Global service, local results
Editorials Comments Updated: Apr 25, 2013 9:00pmFrom today through Sunday, cities all across the United States and the world will observe Global Youth Services Day (GYSD). The event is organized by Youth Services America (YSA), a non-...
Reject the spirit of contempt
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 25, 2013 9:00pmMy dad has told the story many times of the day that President Kennedy was shot. Dad was on his way to a college class when someone shared the news and one of his fellow students, not realizing...
Conquering fear to protect freedom
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 25, 2013 7:41pmAccording to a 19th-century composer named Francis Scott Key, the United States is the “land of the free and the home of the brave.” If he were writing those lyrics today, he might add an asterisk...
Commemoration helps victims cope
Editorials Comments Updated: Apr 24, 2013 9:00pmEach April, the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) helps lead communities throughout the country in their annual observances of National...
All in the family
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 24, 2013 9:00pmEdith Bunker, where are you now that we need you?
After watching, listening to and reading about the current fiasco surrounding the residency ordinances, one is quickly reminded that racism...
Immigration gambles
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 24, 2013 9:00pmBritain’s late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said it all when she wrote that the world has “never ceased to be dangerous,” but the West has “ceased to be vigilant.”
Nothing better...
Those who write before they think
Editorials Comments Updated: Apr 23, 2013 9:00pmAlthough we lament the loss of civility in public discourse and the loss of elegance in spoken and written language, we are no longer surprised by it. A steady movement toward making all things...
Torture without excuses
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: Apr 23, 2013 9:00pmThe autopsy gave a spare account of how the 52-year-old man died. He suffered blunt force injuries on his torso and legs, and abrasions on his left wrist indicated he had been tied or shackled...