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Little Rock was medical hub for Civil War soldiers
One hundred fifty years ago, Little Rock was the medical hub of the state. While sick and wounded soldiers found their way to the relative safety of the capitol city, more supplies became a necessity to benefit the rehabilitating wounded and sick troops. Little Rock …
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Gun ownership: Privacy vs. public’s right to know
In the mid-1950s, I began my career in the newspaper business on the daily paper in my hometown in Pennsylvania and, as the new kid in the newsroom, my assignments often required unearthing information that others wished to remain secret. I was instructed by my …
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Letters to the editor
Wake up, America! Dear editor: Newtown, Conn., and our nation are still reeling from the incomprehensible slaughter of 20 defenseless children and six adults. Mourning for these children has blanketed America as well as other countries with disbelief, prayers, tears, teddy bears, candles and funerals. …
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Minimum wage and Oz
On Jan. 1 nearly one million Americans in 10 states received a pay raise because of a hike in minimum wage, but the issue of state and federal minimum wage laws will not go away. It suddenly struck me that a Wizard of Oz approach …
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Fascinating, not famous
Every year, the media introduce us to the most fascinating people of the prior year. They always overlook people like Joe Horne. A tailgunner in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Horne and his crew enjoyed 11 successful missions. They didn’t expect to …
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A geek’s guide to getting a high score
When my wife, Donna, and I were first married, we were given an old TI computer. The games on it were very limited, but so were our finances. I was majoring in both computer science and mathematics, and had very little time for any outside …
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Protecting school kids
Jonathan Hornik, the Democratic Mayor of Marlboro Township in New Jersey, is a pragmatist. He favors a ban on the sale of assault weapons. He also wants laws to prohibit ordinary citizens from possessing high-capacity magazines. He’s eagerly anticipating recommendations from Vice President Joe Biden’s …
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Assault weapons ban is a red herring
The philosophy behind the quackery known as homeopathic medicine is that “like cures like.” As in: have a burn, apply a hot compress. This widely-panned pseudoscience (oh man, am I going to get letters) in its 300 years of existence has a history of being …
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Stop saying ‘I support the troops,’ out of respect for the troops
I don’t support the troops, America, and neither do you. I’m tired of the ruse we are playing on these brave citizens in our armed forces. And guess what? A lot of these soldiers and sailors and airmen and Marines see right through the emptiness …
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New year, new hair?
I’m not much on New Year’s resolutions but am always hopeful at the start of one and the promise that the good will outweigh the bad. That’s not to say I don’t think about, even if it’s quietly, the way I’d like to see the …
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Fouke Monster grabbed headlines in 1971
Reports of a strange creature roaming the swamps of extreme southwest Arkansas date back to the 1940s. However, those sightings never gained national attention like the story reported by the Bobby Ford family of near Fouke in May 1971. The Fords were in the process …
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Let the renovations begin!
All my complaining about buying a fixer-upper house was totally in vain. I began renovations last weekend and it was actually fun. I began in the living room since it’s the most used room and the one seen by guests. I was really dreading pulling …
