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Better to be seen than make a scene?
Columns Comments Updated: Aug 13, 2012 10:51amDoctors used to make house calls. That may be hard for some individuals under the age of 50 to believe, but it is part of medical history.
There was a period in my grandmother’s life when...
Our cars are talking back like teenagers
Columns Comments Updated: Aug 06, 2012 10:02amTwo cars often found parked in my garage or driveway have been telling me that there was something wrong with a tire and an oil change was overdue.
Since our home is occupied by my wife,...
Gearing up for sales tax holiday this weekend
Columns Comments Updated: Jul 31, 2012 9:12amAs students head into the home stretch of summer vacation, shoppers in 17 states, including Arkansas, can expect sales tax breaks on the purchase of a variety of school-related gear. Arkansas’...
‘Reporter’ only works under perfect conditions
Columns Comments Updated: Jul 23, 2012 11:03am“The new reporter on the U.S. media scene takes no coffee breaks, churns out articles at lightning speed, and has no pension plan.”
The above paragraph, published recently in a trade...
Westboro protesters were not missed
Columns Comments Updated: Jul 16, 2012 9:34amIt was going to be a hot day and I had other plans in the shade. Initially I wanted to turn down a request to report on the funeral of a 28-year-old soldier who died last month while serving with...
Talking urinal-deodorizer cakes get attention
Columns Comments Updated: Jul 09, 2012 11:02amMy friend Lowell has an unusual calendar. Everything he does is a tad unusual because he sells television advertising, a field that has few truth standards.
A sample from his calendar he...
A patriotic holiday by the numbers
Columns Comments Updated: Jul 02, 2012 9:10amThe manner in which we observe the Fourth of July, the most American of holidays, involves more than fireworks and backyard barbecues. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved...
Convergence of Southern Baptists
Columns Comments Updated: Jun 26, 2012 9:03amAll religions suffer from a certain insecurity. That’s one reason I seldom write columns about religion. Most dominations seem to have “escape clauses” so as to repent for their malicious actions...
Texting, driving is real multi-tasking
Columns Comments Updated: Jun 18, 2012 1:53pmSeveral mornings a month I encounter a woman driver on Sheridan Road near its intersection with Robin Road. I’m usually headed for my morning coffee and she appears to be headed to work.
The...
Writing your own obit is a good idea
Columns Comments Updated: Jun 11, 2012 10:29amI read in a trade publication last week that Gerry Hostetler, who retired in 2008 from the Charlotte, N.C., Observer, where she conceived and wrote the obituary column, “It’s a Matter of Life,”...