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Tot OK after fall
CONWAY (AP) — Authorities say a toddler suffered only minor injuries after falling from a second-story window at a home in Conway. Conway police were called to a home Tuesday morning after a caller reported that the 1-year-old girl fell through a screen when leaning …
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Simple Solutions for the Holiday Hostess
The holidays are right around the corner — are you ready? According to a recent survey conducted by The Pampered Chef, women still prepare more than half of all the family meals and take on at least 60 percent of all domestic duties (think: laundry, …
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Batesville Water System receives quality award
The Arkansas Department of Health announced recently that the Batesville Water System has been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in the water to a level that is optimal for …
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Man’s home is a 14-foot canoe in Boston Harbor
BOSTON — They say no man is an island, but Michael Richard Smith has been creating his own floating homes in Boston Harbor. The Coast Guard and Boston police are keeping an eye on the unconventional camper who has been tying his canoe to small …
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Mom takes sick girl from hospital
PHOENIX (AP) — Emily has leukemia. She just underwent a month of chemotherapy and had her right arm amputated after suffering complications. Doctors say she is at risk of dying from an infection. But the sick 11-year-old isn’t in a hospital. Her mother last week …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on June 28, 1993.
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Tree shopping with Dad
It was one of my favorite rituals every year. One evening after dinner — a few weeks after Thanksgiving — my father and I would shop for a Christmas tree. My father wore his rattiest coat as he prepared to do battle with strangers who …
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My multiple personalities
Just when the reckoning came is still unclear, but at some point I knew: I have multiple personalities. It was pretty much into my adulthood, or better known as four children later, that the reality of that hit home. In hindsight, there were plenty of …
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Malzahn leaves ASU for Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Gus Malzahn stepped off the plane in Auburn and rushed over to a waiting throng of fans, exchanging high-fives and smiles. He trumpeted “a new day” for the Tigers an hour or so later at his introductory news conference as head …
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Arkansas hires Bielema away from Wisconsin
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — In its second stunning hiring this year, the University of Arkansas tabbed Wisconsin Coach Bret Bielema to take over a program that went into a tailspin after former Coach Bobby Petrino was fired for hiring his mistress to work in the athletic …
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U.S. home prices rise in Oct. by most in 6 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of U.S. home prices rose 6.3 percent in October compared with a year ago, the largest yearly gain since July 2006. The jump adds to signs of a comeback in the once-battered housing market. Core Logic also said Tuesday that …
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Nativity scene Jesus returned – Replacement swiped
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A baby Jesus figure taken from a Pennsylvania church’s Nativity scene last year was found cradled in the arms of a nearby statue, just hours before the replacement statue was swiped. The vintage figurine was taken last year from outside Chambersburg’s …
