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Leave smartphone home when pig riding across ocean
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 29, 2013 12:32pmThe following column is based on a true story. Names have been changed to protect the victim’s identity. Facts have been twisted and tweaked for entertainment purposes.
One of our very close...
Gay marriage is a matter of justice, not morality
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 23, 2013 2:36pmHere’s how I read the sociocultural tea leaves: If you’re fighting in the army waging war against gay marriage, or, said another way, if you understand yourself to be fighting to protect and...
Turning down laboratory site
Editorials Comments Updated: Apr 23, 2013 12:57pmThe Redfield City Council has taken some heat for turning down a mothballed 87,600-square-foot research laboratory and more than 40 acres for the municipality.
“I would have done it in a...
Popcorn kernel stress begins in kindergarten
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 23, 2013 12:54pmOn the windowsill of my kindergarten classroom, Mrs. Schmidlin prepared space for our paper cups. The cups contained a wadded up, wet paper towel with popcorn kernels wedged between the towel and...
More work needed to save the Postal Service
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 23, 2013 12:49pmSometimes one wonders if Congress has it in for the U.S. Postal Service. However, some missteps taken by the Postal Service are often self-inflicted.
The Postal Service is in an awkward...
We can work hard, but our starting point influences our fate
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 16, 2013 2:45pmThe single weightiest and greatest predictor of outcome is the starting point. That’s what all the social scientists say. And they are correct. Statistically and otherwise.
No; things are...
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...
Journalist left mark on state
Editorials Comments Updated: Apr 16, 2013 1:16pmRobert S. McCord, a journalist known for his efforts to open local and state government to every citizen, died Saturday morning of complications from pneumonia.
McCord, 84, earned his place...
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...
