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Cicadas are better than warm milk for sleepless nights
Micki Bare Comments May 18, 2013 1:00amCicadas are popping up in North Carolina with their beady red eyes and elongated wings. Not that I’ll get to see any. North Carolina is a big state. According to the cicada map I found online,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500 list, windstream joins ranks
Roby Brock Comments May 11, 2013 1:00amWal-Mart has been ranked No. 1 on the 2013 Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue. The Bentonville-based retail giant reclaimed the top spot from ExxonMobil. In fiscal year...
The art of legislating
Steve Brawner Comments May 09, 2013 1:00amLet’s start this column with the kind of quote that usually would appear at the end: “To me that’s the art of legislating,” Key said. “I go into it with what I want, what I think is best,...
Davy Carter: Man in the middle
Jason Tolbert Comments May 08, 2013 1:00amAfter emerging as a leader during the legislative session, many are wondering what is next for Arkansas House Speaker Davy Carter.
Carter wasn’t even in the picture seven months ago, other...
Gun-rights advocates contend new law allows open carry
Roy Ockert Comments May 07, 2013 1:00amBeginning July 1, Arkansas citizens will be cable to carry a handgun openly almost anywhere. That’s how various gun-rights advocacy groups interpret Act 746, passed last month by the state...
