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Union commander: They stole my delivery wagons!
Union troops in their movement through Batesville stole a number of delivery wagons in order to move needed supplies, particularly coffee, according to reports. The Union commander said, “We know they have coffee at the Union supply houses near Helena. But they are not sending …
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What are pet owners thinking?
If you didn’t think American civilization was in trouble already, this ought to worry you: Americans are hiring psychics to communicate with their pets. According to Benjamin Radford of Discovery News, pet psychics claim they can use telepathy to communicate with animals, living and dead …
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Losing to chicken is fowl play
Larry Stroud “What the ???” I once got beaten by a chicken at tic-tac-toe. Once was enough. I refused to play again. Actually, I think the game ended in a draw, or as we used to say, the “cat” won. Anyway, I did not win. …
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A different kind of Mother’s Day
Andrea Bruner “Hear Here” Mother’s Day is Sunday, but for all too many people it’s not a day to celebrate but a day to remember and perhaps commemorate. When I was a kid, Mother’s Day meant getting up early to fix my mom Pop-Tarts and …
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Finding a common language
So far, I’ve noticed three clear phases of parenting. The first one lasted till the onset of my son Louie’s teenage years and was marked by his thinking I was wonderful and should always be there in the background somewhere. He wanted me in the …
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A tribute to mothers
While reflecting on Mother’s Day this Sunday, I thought about my own mother and all of the sacrifices she made for us kids growing up. The wife of a Baptist minister, she never had much, but she did all she could. She’s not in great …
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Mammoth Spring: Where the waters flow
Mammoth Spring, the northern most community in the Ozark Gateway region, is best known for Arkansas’ largest spring, the second largest in the Ozark Mountains. A National Natural Landmark, the spring flows over 9 million gallons of water per hour, forming a 10-acre lake, then …
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Things not taught in school
Tony McGuffey “Observations” If you’re a participant of the social media site Facebook you may have seen a posting that showed a photo of a gun and a Bible with the caption that reads “Two things that every American should know how to use … …
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Farm subsidies: An expensive weed that’s hard to kill
There are many thickets of corporate welfare thriving in the federal budget jungle. Farm subsidies are among the thickest of the thickets. Like a tough weed, they are deeply rooted, largely impenetrable, and nearly impossible to eradicate. And, they cost taxpayers billions of dollars every …
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2012 Veepstakes
Since Mitt Romney has sewn up the nomination tighter than one of Chris Christie’s old suits, the only remaining Republican election drama is which name the Bairn of Bain Capital intends to place on the bottom of his bumper sticker. Yes, friends, it’s once again …
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Yo-yo economics?
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com. President Obama recently referred to free-market economics as “you’re-on-your-own economics.” It’s a catchy phrase — rhythmic, alliterative, clever. Too bad it’s bunk. The only genuine “you’re on your own economics”—let’s call it “yo-yo …
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The Climber
Craig Ogilvie ”… the rest is history!” William Drake, Clarence Roth and Davis Hopson started the Climber Motor Corporation in early 1919 in a building on East 17th Street in Little Rock. They dreamed of producing an automobile that could traverse the worst country roads in …
