A 13-day trip to Uganda last summer changed Dr. Rebecca Lucke’s perspective on the life she has made for herself and her family.

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SELF PORTRAIT Date and place of birth: Jan. 25, 1954, Quincy, Mass. A smell that makes me nostalgic: French fries First job: delivering newspapers Worst job: working in a paint factory, making paint No day is complete without my grilled bacon ranch salad at McDonald’s.

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As the lawyers argued before Arkansas’ highest court over a complicated contract dispute, 31 seventh-graders from the KIPP Delta school stared at the men at the lectern and the justices at the dais.

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Gov. Mike Beebe says he’s happy with how the Arkansas Legislature operates, that is, largely devoid of partisan politics.

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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette publishes, at no charge, death notices of reasonable length for residents of Benton, Carroll, Washington and Madison counties submitted by funeral homes.

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Plastic lids, an old suitcase and crushed beer cans littered a steep hill on the University of Arkansas campus Saturday, as dozens of winter revelers played in the snow.

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Pilgrim’s Pride to pay back wages DALLAS — The U.S. Labor Department has announced that it’s recovering more than $1 million in overtime back wages from poultry processor Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

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Billed with a goal of attracting 300,000 visitors during its 10-month run, the Arkansas Arts Center’s largest-ever exhibit, four months in, has attracted only a little more than 40,000 people.

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Monday Rogers Board of Adjustments, 9:30 a.m.

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The following divorces were recorded in the circuit clerk’s office from Jan. 21-27.

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