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Want hope? Make a change
President Obama was supposed to be all about hope and change. But after almost four years he’s squeezed the hope out of most of us. A new Rasmussen poll is the latest proof that the only hope of getting out of our economic ditch is …
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More of Elizabeth and Darcy
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman at home with a newborn, must be in want of a good book. Or several. Or a good TV show. There’s only so much “House Hunters” you can watch while on maternity leave. I really gave …
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I owe Mitt an apology
Presumptive nominee Mitt Romney is seemingly fixated on apologies. He’s obsessed with apologies like Bristol Palin is obsessed with teen abstinence—like BP is obsessed with clean energy—Marcus Bachmann with curing homosexual men … Mitt’s book is titled “No Apology.” He’s convinced the problem with Obama …
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Woman’s father was a veteran of the Civil War
HARRISON (AP) — Emogene (Cassell) Horton, 86, is one of the proud and few daughters of a Civil War soldier. Though she never knew her father, she has seen more history than most people ever will. Horton was born March 6, 1926. She was born …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on Feb. 24, 1993.
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Cedar Ridge readies for 2012-13 year
NEWARK — Cedar Ridge School District will begin classes Aug. 20. Dr. Ann Webb is superintendent. Administrative assistant is Shelly Hendrix. District treasurer is Kayla McAdams. District website is www.crsd.k12.ar.us. School board members include Ernie Pectol, president; Jerry Henderson, vice president; David McIntosh, secretary, Jerry …
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Dance workshop to begin Friday
The North Arkansas Dance Theatre will hold its annual Dance Intensive Workshop Friday and Saturday at 206 E. Main St. in Batesville for dancers age 10 and older with at least two years of dance training. One of the guest teachers, Kodi Giovanni, who recently …
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Nursing home holds open house
CAVE CITY — Cave City Nursing Home will have a public open house for its new computer learning lab at 1 p.m. Thursday. The learning lab will increase access to technology for nurses in rural counties to further their education. The lab was made possible …
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UAW retirees to meet
PARAGOULD — United Auto Workers retirees will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Grecian Steak House, located at 210 Airport Road in Paragould.
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Sutton Mae-Ann Simmons
Quincy and Shyanna Simmons of Batesville have announced the birth of a daughter at White River Medical Center on July 23, 2012. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and has been named Sutton Mae-Ann Simmons. Grandparents of the child are Josh and Mandy Blevins, …
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Kalob Jaymes Matlock
Danny and Audrey Matlock and Autumn of Newport have announced the birth of a son and brother at White River Medical Center on July 31, 2012. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 13.2 ounces and has been named Kalob Jaymes Matlock. Grandparents of the child are …
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Luke Aaron Lancaster
Brian and Vanessa Lancaster and Jaron of Batesville have announced the birth of a son and brother at White River Medical Center on Aug. 2, 2012. The baby weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces and has been named Luke Aaron Lancaster. Grandparents of the child are …
