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Romney’s Ryan reset: For victory or defeat?
It seems symbolic that Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan drove the famous Oscar Meyer Weinermobile when he was a teen. Unlike people who gleefully show their buns on San Diego’s Mission Beach, the Weinermobile was created by Oscar Meyer’s nephew, Carl G. Mayer, in 1936, …
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Letter to the Editor
Apology offered Dear Editor: The quorum court supported small business on Aug. 13 with the tabling of tax increases till next year. I wrote a letter to this paper last week criticizing the court for what I called a “tax and spend” mentality. Monday night they …
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For the love of children, DO SOMETHING
Every newspaper column and news article I’ve read about babies and toddlers dying after being left in a vehicle address the need to educate parents/caregivers of surviving children, to try to prevent additional deaths. That’s missing the boat. You can’t fix stupid. More than 550 …
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Letter to the Editor
Bible and science Dear Editor: Often I read where people refer to the Bible as a book of myths and should be dismissed as a source of wisdom and guidance for living one’s life. However, many of the assertions of the Bible have been supported by discoveries …
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ASMSA welcomes junior class
The new school year brings a fresh start for students and faculty, and this year there is an added level of excitement at Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts. The students will move into the new $18 million Student Center that includes residence …
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UACCB hires math instructor
Audrey Wood has been hired as math instructor at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville, according to Doug Muse, division chair of math and science. “She will be filling the position vacated by Eric Richardson who recently left to embark on a new …
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Mt. Pleasant named ‘exemplary’
LITTLE ROCK — Nineteen public schools from throughout the state were recently designated as 2011 Exemplary Schools by the Arkansas Department of Education and among them are Mount Pleasant Elementary of the Melbourne School District and Tuckerman Elementary and Tuckerman High School. Exemplary schools are …
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Man arrested for domestic battery after firing gun ‘out of frustration’
MELBOURNE — An Izard County man who fired a gun after a fight with a woman was arrested for third-degree domestic battering, Sheriff Tate Lawrence said. Deputy Acey Beebe responded to Barrow Road and determined that Arthur Gordon Jackson, 53, of 8409 Arkansas Highway 9 …
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Sand company truck, welding gear stolen
A stolen F-350 Ford truck equipped with welding gear may have been last seen going up Hutchinson Mountain, police say. Monday morning David Steele with Ozark Premium Sand of Oil Trough reported the truck stolen from the company yard sometime between 5 p.m. Saturday and …
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Woods nets scholarship
CAVE CITY — Taylor Woods has been named a recipient of a $1,000 North Arkansas Electric Cooperative educational scholarship courtesy of its Operation RoundUp program, according to a news release. Woods is the son of Travis and Rhonda Woods and recently graduated from Cave City …
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Kenzie Grace Rodgers
Bradley and Jennifer Rodgers and Parker of Batesville have announced the birth of a daughter and sister at White River Medical Center on Aug. 11, 2012. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and has been named Kenzie Grace Rodgers. Grandparents of the child are …
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Jonathan Lee Kirk
Jonathan and Virginia Kirk of Cave City have announced the birth of a son at White River Medical Center on Aug. 9, 2012. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 14.5 ounces and has been named Jonathan Lee Kirk. Grandparents of the child are Chuck and Laurel …
