At the first of every year, people often make resolutions to get healthy by starting to eat right and exercise. I’ve done the same thing and as we all know, these efforts usually fall flat as we revert to old habits. But, we really should take our health more seriously.

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If the question before state legislators is, “How much money should schools get?” then the answer the past few years has been pretty easy to predict: “More.”

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Roy Ockert Column A rash of pharmacy burglaries in Jonesboro over the last month or so calls more attention to the latest trend in drug abuse — the abuse of prescription drugs obtained illegally.

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Packing all the gear and waking up before dawn for a duck hunt can be time-consuming, but buying a federal duck stamp should be effortless. Tens of thousands of Arkansans have been enjoying a trial program that allows us to buy duck stamps online. It’s quick, easy and convenient. Once purchased online, the temporary stamp [...]

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Roy Ockert Column A rash of pharmacy burglaries in Jonesboro over the last month or so calls more attention to the latest trend in drug abuse — the abuse of prescription drugs obtained illegally.

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At the first of every year, people often make resolutions to get healthy by starting to eat right and exercise. I’ve done the same thing and as we all know, these efforts usually fall flat as we revert to old habits. But, we really should take our health more seriously.

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If the question before state legislators is, “How much money should schools get?” then the answer the past few years has been pretty easy to predict: “More.”

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Packing all the gear and waking up before dawn for a duck hunt can be time-consuming, but buying a federal duck stamp should be effortless. Tens of thousands of Arkansans have been enjoying a trial program that allows us to buy duck stamps online. It’s quick, easy and convenient. Once purchased online, the temporary stamp [...]

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They just don’t get it The response of the Pulaski County Special School District trustees to the district being placed in fiscal distress is indicative of how it got there in the first place — extravagant spending, lack of financial control and being out of touch with reality.

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Last week, 32 Pulaski County Special School District teachers and administrators walked out of diversity training. One of their chief complaints as voiced by board member Gloria Lawrence was that the facilitator made them feel uncomfortable and used the term “white,” which they found objectionable.

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