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Recycled seeds bud for zombie-free urban garden
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 16, 2013 1:27pmLittle green sprouts are finally popping out of the saturated peat pellets under a plastic dome in my kitchen. This year, I decided forgo the costly trip to the garden stores. I will not be...
Stiffer penalties for texting, driving
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 16, 2013 1:21pmSaturday morning while drinking coffee with a White Hall resident I got an earful from his son, an accountant who said he recently drove from Pine Bluff to Little Rock and was passed by at least...
The scoop on date — and un-date — nights for parents
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 08, 2013 11:31pmSetting aside regular time for date night is a common practice among couples dedicated to maintaining the health of their relationships amongst the chaos that is raising a family. Couples raising...
Can words change a nation’s attitude?
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 08, 2013 11:20pmI have never been a fan of political correctness. My spouse can attest that too often I say what I think, not what would be the most appropriate comment.
Over the years I have owned a number...
Our veterans are paying a high price
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 01, 2013 5:26pmI have visited Arlington National Cemetery, the most hallowed burial ground of our nation’s fallen.
A longtime friend served a tour with the Guards of Honor at the Tomb of the Unknowns at...
My pantry needed time with my closest friends
Columns Comments Updated: Mar 26, 2013 12:21pmWe do not go through life alone. We are born with a few friends who guide and support us through this journey. My friend Conscience has been with me since childhood. She has a tendency to be a...
The dark, hideous truth about Mediterranean diets
Columns Comments Updated: Mar 19, 2013 6:31pmYou must have heard by now that one of the healthiest diets today is the Mediterranean diet. I’ve been writing about this diet for years. It’s the one my mom has been feeding us since the moment...
Observations from a hospital bed
Columns Comments Updated: Mar 19, 2013 6:29pmThese words were written Sunday from a hospital bed at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, the medical facility selected Friday by my wife after she decided my bronchitis had morphed...
Selling a newspaper; ocean cruises
Columns Comments Updated: Mar 19, 2013 4:45pm“Some of you are probably wondering how we’re doing down here at the newspaper, as we have gone from a relaxed family-type operation to being part of a globally powerful corporate entity, all in...
In the March 1970 words of Edna Edison
Columns Comments Updated: Mar 19, 2013 4:46pmDue to Micki Bare’s performances in the RSVP Community Theatre’s production of Neil Simon’s The Prisoner of Second Avenue, today’s column was written by her 1970 character, Mrs. Edna Edison. The...