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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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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 …
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No more ‘buts’ for Mom, please
“Mom, I love you, BUT…” I wonder how many times a day that phrase (more ominous than heartwarming) is uttered in this great land. Certainly there is a lot to be said for putting things in perspective, softening the blow of unsolicited advice and practicing …
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In defense of Arizona’s immigration law
The Obama administration’s challenge to the Arizona immigration statute SB1070 is not about its popularity, or whether the statute is wise or unwise policy. Legislatures are permitted to enact laws thought unpopular or unwise by others. And as Chief Justice Roberts observed, and the administration’s …
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2012 could be ugliest, silliest campaign ever
Get ready for the 2012 presidential campaign to be one of the ugliest — and possibly silliest — ever. Actually, the campaign has been unofficially under way. It’s all but completely launched now that Mitt Romney is the last Super PAC standing and presumptive Republican …
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Randolph Co. preserves rich history
Randolph County is a treasure chest of early Arkansas history. Within 20 miles of Pocahontas, the county seat, visitors will find 13 historical sites ranging from the early territorial years through the introduction of statehood and into the Civil War era. Pocahontas, settled in 1807, …
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Musings on May Day
Labor Day, celebrated each year on the first Monday of September, is widely known and celebrated as a holiday for American workers; perhaps less well known as a day for the labor movement is May Day, observed around the world on the first of the …
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State Capitol Week in Review
The number of state prison inmates who are released on parole is steadily going up while the number who are discharged after serving out their entire sentence is going down, according to a report compiled by prison officials for the state Board of Correction. In …
