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One author’s tribute to spam — of the email kind
I attended a math conference for three days in Washington, D.C., and chose not to take any electronic device for checking my email. When I came back, my email account had almost reached its quota, and there were hundreds of unread messages. Almost all of …
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Papier-mâché had military uses
We all know about papier-mâché, right? It’s a fun to use material for making craft items, especially in elementary schools, and what else? Oh, yes — making piñatas. That’s all I knew about. So when my wife, Wanda, while remembering her elementary school days, suggested …
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Letter to the editor
Put God back in school officials’ hands Dear editor: This is a statement that was read over the PA system at the football game at Roane Co. High, Kingston, Tenn., by school principal Jody McLoud on Sept. 1, 2000. “It has always been the …
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Don’t be alarmed
Baby, it’s hot outside. If it wasn’t for the refreshing cold front pushing through parts of the U.S. right now, one might be tempted to think there is something to all that global warming nonsense that conveniently breaks out every time it is warm enough …
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Work ethics in question
Progressing into an older age bracket I am aware there are certain things that send me over the edge. Maybe this whole self-absorbed mentality has always been right in front of me my entire life, but it seems as if it is getting worse. Self …
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Letter to the editor
Making music Dear editor: More than 20 young people are taking advantage of their summer fun by spending nine hours a day refueling their passion for playing their stringed instruments. Batesville Symphony League hosts the music camp String Fling in the newly renovated structure owned …
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Ledge update
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas state government ended its fiscal year with a budget surplus of about $145 million. The governor proposed spending the surplus in three main categories — Medicaid, economic development and capital projects at colleges and universities. When combined with money left over …
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Talk of draft dodgers gets cease fire
The times, they are a-changin’. Forgive the anachronistic reference to a Bob Dylan song, but it’s in the service of a point. There was a time when his music, as well as the war he protested, was relevant in American politics. Whether presidential candidates avoided …
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Get fired up for freedom — start fighting for it
When Chief Justice John Roberts upheld the constitutionality of Obamacare, he didn’t just betray conservatives. His twisted legal logic also betrayed the American people by opening the door to the largest expansion of federal power since Social Security was enacted. Roberts and his new liberal …
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Griffith was ‘A Face in the Crowd’ in Arkansas
I’m always amazed when Hollywood comes to Arkansas and the ties many notable celebrities, for instance, Andy Griffith have to the state. With Griffith’s recent passing, I’m reminded of “A Face in the Crowd,” the 1957 movie in which he starred, but did you know …
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Pugh’s Mill artist used concrete to construct faux wood parts
Dedicated on Aug. 6, 1933, the Old Mill in the Lakewood subdivision of North Little Rock was the vision of land developer Justin Matthews. He started the first residential development, Park Hill, in the same area in 1921. As plans were made for Lakewood, Matthews …
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Price gouging prevented
One hundred and fifty years ago, Arkansas was in a political and military lockdown. As the Federal Army inched its way through the state, Thomas C. Hindman took full control of the state. The past several columns have related various General Orders given by the …
