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Two schools marry while one gets a divorce
Steve Brawner Comments May 16, 2013 1:00amOn Monday, the State Board of Education agreed to let the 357-student Bradley School District merge voluntarily with the not-that-much-bigger Emerson-Taylor School District. It’s a marriage of...
SEC Tourney means little
Harry King Comments May 16, 2013 1:00amLITTLE ROCK — Reading between the lines of the carefully phrased release from the Southeastern Conference, revelations about the conference baseball tournament can be found.
When the...
New coaches short-changed in rankings
Harry King Comments May 15, 2013 1:00amLITTLE ROCK — Two points to ponder in a recent top-to-bottom ranking of the 14 football coaches in the Southeastern Conference:
—Why newcomers to the league got shortshrift. Not one of the...
Scandals intensify fears of government
Jason Tolbert Comments May 15, 2013 1:00amThe Obama administration is weathering the storm of two Washington scandals — one involving the unfolding details of the attack in Benghazi and the second, revelations that the Internal Revenue...
Pitchers and putting on weekend
Harry King Comments May 14, 2013 1:00amLITTLE ROCK — Another weekend of college baseball, another reminder that pitching carries Arkansas and that the Razorbacks can win a series if two of their three starters are effective.
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Promise to invest in college students worthy of debate
Roy Ockert Comments May 14, 2013 1:00amBill Halter may or may not win the Democratic nomination to be the next governor of Arkansas, but the central idea in his campaign should be a subject for major debate in the 2014 gubernatorial...
Remember George Whitfield at Heisman time
Harry King Comments May 12, 2013 1:00amLITTLE ROCK — From the end of spring football practice to the beginning of fall practice, speculation carries the conversation.
In Arkansas, discussions begin with the Razorbacks’ W-L record...
Too much bigger to fail
Steve Brawner Comments Updated: May 12, 2013 8:10pmI try not to write about things I don’t know much about, and I’ll be the first to admit I understand little about high finance. But I do know this: If something is too big to fail, then it’s too...
Mother’s Day is perfect for memory sorting and organizing
Micki Bare Comments May 11, 2013 1:00amThis year, I will spend Mother’s Day sifting through boxes and bags of miscellany that have been stored in an attic for the better part of a decade. After finally signing a contract for the sale...
‘Best’ bass lakes debatable
Joe Mosby Comments May 11, 2013 1:00amIt’s a topic for coffee shop conversations or maybe waiting out a rain on a boat dock. What is the best bass lake in Arkansas? Or, what is the best bass lake in the United States?
The...
