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Rain dance might help
Editorials Comments Updated: Jul 31, 2012 9:16amIt’s hot, very hot. You don’t require a degree in meteorology to know conditions in Jefferson County are tinder box-dry
Just how dry is it? April, May and June were the driest spring months...
Progress requires a dose of patience
Editorials Comments Updated: Jul 16, 2012 9:50amOur View
Individuals concerned about the brush and timber piled up on the southeast corner of the intersection of Dollarway and Hoadley roads may want to consider the planning involved for...
New standards for our schools
Editorials Comments Updated: Jul 09, 2012 11:06amOur View
The White Hall School District will no longer have to meet the No Child Left Behind benchmarks known as Adequate Yearly Progress.
On its best day, NCLB was arbitrary and...
Worthy challenges for Fourth of July
Editorials Comments Updated: Jul 02, 2012 9:09amOur View
Many Americans will fly our flag on the Fourth of July. It is a proud tradition we hope never ends.
Around the world, in virtually every nation, people recognize the stars and...
School board elections near
Editorials Comments Updated: Jun 26, 2012 9:05amOur View
Frequently patrons will complain about public schools, but seldom take the necessary steps to bring about improvements. Contested school board races are rare in most districts.
...Graduation rates behind the nation
Editorials Comments Updated: Jun 18, 2012 1:55pmOur View
The national high school graduation rate increased by 7.3 percentage points between 1999 and 2009 but is virtually unchanged in Arkansas, according to an Education Week analysis....
School Choice is held invalid
Editorials Comments Updated: Jun 11, 2012 10:27amWhile U.S. District Court Judge Robert T. Dawson struck down the race-based provision in the 1989 Arkansas Public School Choice Act as violating the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the...
A&P Commission moving on center
Editorials Comments Updated: May 29, 2012 8:30amOur View
White Hall’s Advertising and Promotion Commission took the necessary steps May 22 on the long planned community center, authorizing Mayor Noel Foster to take two important steps in...
Be prepared to vote again
Editorials Comments Updated: May 21, 2012 11:07amOur View
May 23, 2012
If you cast a ballot in Tuesday’s Democratic or Republican preferential primary, be prepared to return to your polling station on June 12 for a runoff election or...
Student loans can be costly
Editorials Comments Updated: May 14, 2012 9:45amOur View
With high school seniors graduating this month and many making plans for college, student loans should become a major family topic of conversation. Many college-bound students are...