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What are the 10 best days of your life?
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. —Ralph Waldo Emerson If someone asked you to describe the 10 best days of your life, how would you answer? Most people start off listing the days their children …
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Timing the American experience
My parents’ generation timed it just right. Born in the thick of the Great Depression, they were taught from an early age how to pinch a penny. Though they were little at the time, they experienced the sacrifices of World War II. My father was …
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October surprises
When the end draws near and prospects darken, and polls solidify in the wrong direction, and the base sinks lower than the toenail clippings of a Galapagos turtle, does the practiced political operative give up? No sir, they whip out their secret weapon. Not the …
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Razorbacks look to stop dramatic fall at Auburn
FAYETTEVILLE — John L. Smith had no problem saying the words “national championship” less than two months ago. Mired in a 4-game losing streak, the interim Arkansas coach struck a far different tone Monday as the Razorbacks prepared to face Auburn. “We’ve got one goal, …
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Lady ‘Hounds blank Lady Timberwolves
NEWPORT — The Newport Lady Greyhounds swept the Cedar Ridge Lady Timberwolves 27-25, 25-19, 25-19 in a non-conference high school volleyball match here Monday. Chaney Ryan led the Lady T-wolves, hitting 12 of 12 serves into play, including three aces, and added 10 blocks, five …
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Pioneer junior varsity football wins in Jonesboro
JONESBORO — Ozvaldo Espericueta kicked two field goals and Nick Morton scored the winning touchdown as the Batesville Pioneer junior varsity high school football team defeated the Jonesboro Golden Hurricane 18-14 here Monday night. The Pioneers got on the board first when Michael Robinson scored …
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Centre Colonels sweep Scots
MEMPHIS — The Centre College Colonels defeated the Lyon Scots 25-18, 25-19, 25-18 in a volleyball tournament at Rhodes College on Sunday. Lyon College junior Ariel Smith posted 19 digs for the Scots, after breaking her own personal record with 30 in a match on …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Tuesday, October 2, 2012.
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Todd pushes casino measure, despite pending lawsuits
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Professional poker player Nancy Todd said Monday that she is campaigning for her proposed ballot measure about casinos even though the issue remains tied up in court. There are two pending lawsuits related to Todd’s proposed measure, which would give her …
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With low graduation rates, UALR makes freshmen live on campus
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Incoming freshmen at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will be required to live on campus next fall, a policy change for the campus often viewed as a commuter school. Chancellor Joel Anderson said the new policy is aimed at …
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Steve Smith
CHEROKEE VILLAGE — Steve R. Smith, 62, of Cherokee Village died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in a Batesville hospital. Born July 30, 1950, in Mount Clemens, Mich., he was the son of John and Violet Wirth Smith. He was in the automobile industry for 20 …
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Shop til you drop? Holiday sales seen rising 4.1 percent in 2012
NEW YORK — Americans are expected to spend more during what’s traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they’re not exactly ready to shop til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest …
