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John Brummett Up for Mike; down for Mike By John Brummett You want arrows. I know you do. I can feel it. And now is a good time to fire some. - Sunday, Feb 11, 2007 On the trail with Your Boy Mike By John Brummett As long as he's running for president and not being laughed off the field, Mike Huckabee will warrant a periodic check-in. - Sat, Feb 10, 2007 Benny and the vet By John Brummett Conventional wisdom holds that Gov. Mike Beebe, veteran of legislative wars and wielding that voter mandate, was the mighty winner in his tax policy battle with House Speaker Benny Petrus, the car dealer and good ol' boy from Stuttgart with but two legislat - Thu, Feb 08, 2007 Walton man says teachers paid just fine By John Brummett The Waltons of that world-class Wal-Mart wealth have given money to the University of Arkansas to employ this guy to go around saying public school teachers get paid plenty already. - Tue, Feb 06, 2007 Politicize this By John Brummett Here's my nomination for quote of the week: "The issue of politicizing science has itself become politicized. - Mon, Feb 05, 2007 Everybody for the working man By John Brummett The state legislative debate about how to relieve poor folks of some of their unfair taxes - an extraordinary thing, I tell you - will get moderately interesting and probably become temporarily stalemated. - Sun, Feb 04, 2007 Private parts become public parts By John Brummett A lot of you complain about the American Civil Liberties Union. - Sat, Feb 03, 2007 For Huckabee, careful words By John Brummett Like a lot of things about Mike Huckabee, it seemed strange. - Thu, Feb 01, 2007 That woman, Mrs. Clinton By John Brummett Hillary Clinton told Iowans over the weekend that she's going to find out if Americans will elect a woman president. - Tue, Jan 30, 2007 Irrelevant? Or guest workers on ethanol? By John Brummett There's an emerging conventional wisdom about President Bush's seventh State of the Union speech. - Mon, Jan 29, 2007 Something big's gonna happen By John Brummett Wally Hall, one of the state's more famous persons, tried Tuesday to write something tongue-in-cheek in his sports column in the Little Rock newspaper. - Sun, Jan 28, 2007 Arkansas and the presidential race By John Brummett I don't like to bury corrections, but to 'fess up prominently. - Sat, Jan 27, 2007 Read Bush's lips tonight By John Brummett Desperate to deflect attention from his unpopular war, President Bush will propose tonight in his State of the Union address that the country move toward universal health insurance and raise taxes on highest incomes. - Tue, Jan 23, 2007 Here's your Democratic presidential calculus By John Brummett John Edwards wants to be Howard Dean with a Carolina drawl and without the meltdown. - Mon, Jan 22, 2007 Have cake, eat it, pay less By John Brummett Gov. Mike Beebe unveiled a proposed budget last week in which he presumes to cut the state sales tax on groceries in half and grow state government by 7. - Sun, Jan 21, 2007 A tacky, boorish exit strategy By John Brummett That was spectacular reading in the top right corner of the Little Rock paper Friday about what can best be summarized as Mike Huckabee's tackiness and boorishness as he headed out the gubernatorial door. - Sat, Jan 20, 2007 Another, but different, Central book By John Brummett Elizabeth Jacoway grew up privileged and insulated in 1950s-era Little Rock. - Thu, Jan 18, 2007 Vic Snyder's room to talk By John Brummett In his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Vic Snyder of Little Rock cast one of two votes against a nonbinding resolution calling for the prosecution of Saddam Hussein. - Tue, Jan 16, 2007 Snookered on a damaged pool table By John Brummett It stands as a testament to the vastness and thoroughness of George W. - Mon, Jan 15, 2007 Now he are one By John Brummett I have disparaged political bloggers. On Tuesday, I became one. - Sun, Jan 14, 2007 New governor signals the fix By John Brummett This having been Mike Beebe's week, and a mighty good one for him, I thought I'd wrap it up with a couple of constructive criticisms. - Sat, Jan 13, 2007 Dennis Byrd David J. Sanders Strolling down memory lane By David Sanders Wednesday night I glanced at a few old columns, reading what I had written around this time one, two, three, four, five and six years ago. - Sunday, Feb 11, 2007 Toyota: Cultural shift would follow economic boom By David Sanders When a sitting U.S. congressman from Tennessee is actively lobbying a company to locate one of the South's most coveted job-creating superprojects in Arkansas over his home state, it raises eyebrows. - Wed, Feb 07, 2007 Huckabee readies to leave the start gate By David Sanders That Mike Huckabee's first press conference as an exploring presidential candidate had a familiar feel on Monday was not too surprising. - Wed, Jan 31, 2007 Nonpartisan justice for all By David Sanders State Rep. Michael Lamoureaux aims to rid the state of partisan justice. - Sun, Jan 28, 2007 They're off and running By David Sanders Something inside me says that it is a little early to begin sizing up the potential presidential contenders. - Wed, Jan 24, 2007 Shelley's edifice complex By David Sanders Whether it's a far-reaching effort to legislate good manners or a serious attempt to draw attention to the exuberance that infects some elected officials, board appointees and/or political hacks, I like the bill to prevent the naming of public buildings aft - Sun, Jan 21, 2007 The flat road to the presidency By David Sanders Could the path to the Republican presidential nomination be flat? - Wed, Jan 17, 2007 The new governor and tax cuts By David Sanders Rhetoric's temptation is a double-edged sword. When a sympathetic figure utters favonian words, the lure to jump in headfirst is strong; when a less desirable source says something positive, there is a tendency to judge with an overabundance of cynicism. - Sun, Jan 14, 2007 Doug Thompson Taxes, veterans and the ERA By Doug Thompson The Fayetteville Veterans Home is in good hands. - Sat, Feb 10, 2007 A good man By Doug Thompson Bill Goodman deserves public appreciation and a gracious farewell. - Sat, Feb 03, 2007 Sizing up tax odds By Doug Thompson The details are out. Supporters of an income tax credit would give a targeted, high-impact cut to the working poor. - Sat, Jan 27, 2007 Tortoise and the hare By Doug Thompson The new governor's greatest political strength so far has been his ability to fill a vacuum. - Sat, Jan 20, 2007 General Assembly, Week 1 By Doug Thompson Beebe insisted on a grocery tax cut. His commitment was even stronger than expected. - Sat, Jan 13, 2007 Harry King - Sports Recruiting rankings don't offer absolutes By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Apostles of the religion of recruiting will say that they could see the BCS championship game taking shape each of the past two years. - Sunday, Feb 11, 2007 Play smart, Heath says By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Leading by five with barely three minutes to play, Arkansas was working the shot clock when Charles Thomas was nailed for setting an illegal screen. - Sat, Feb 10, 2007 Arkansas continues to tease fans By Harry King FAYETTEVILLE - Just good enough to frustrate fans, this Arkansas team is going to tease 'em right through the first week of March. - Thu, Feb 08, 2007 How to rate a recruiting class ... By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Trying to get started on a recruiting column, I couldn't get past that first Wednesday in February 2004. - Wed, Feb 07, 2007 Finally, Super Bowl is history By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Personally, the ultimate Super Bowl moment occurred at 8:45 p. - Tue, Feb 06, 2007 Arkansas loses to Wildcats without Thomas By Harry King FAYETTEVILLE - Choosing popcorn over courtside chatter, it was only a few minutes before the Kentucky tipoff when I spotted Charles Thomas and my first thought was Arkansas could not beat the Wildcats. - Sun, Feb 04, 2007 SEC West will be wild race By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Dadgum Peyton Manning, Rex Grossman and those other interlopers from Indianapolis and Chicago. - Sat, Feb 03, 2007 Eells tournament taking shape By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Kicking around money matters for a charity golf tournament, there was a question about whether competing sponsors would get their money's worth. - Thu, Feb 01, 2007 Super Bowl countdown goes on and on By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Up against it for a Super Bowl peg, I took Regis' route and called a friend. - Wed, Jan 31, 2007 Barnett gets caught in Jones' rule By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Just because a Mississippi State forward was an over-achiever in summer school, defensive tackle Freddie Barnett cannot play football at Arkansas. - Tue, Jan 30, 2007 Western Division teams baffle on road By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - A horse with an uninspiring record would lead from gate to wire in the first race at Oaklawn Park and someone in the pressbox would immediately deduce the presence of a rail bias. - Sat, Jan 27, 2007 Silent UA Board should not be misread By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Although scheduled months before all heck broke loose in Fayetteville, Thursday's meeting of the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees has been identified by some as providing a resolution of the mess in the athletic department. - Wed, Jan 24, 2007 Mustain may benefit from enrollment deadline By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Ultimately, the squeeze of an enrollment deadline could open doors for quarterback Mitch Mustain. - Tue, Jan 23, 2007 Arkansas beats LSU in must-win situation By Harry King FAYETTEVILLE - The first time I noticed Darian Townes on Saturday, the starters were on the court and the 6-foot-10 junior was on his back near the end of the bench, stretching something or other. - Sun, Jan 21, 2007 Oaklawn opens, oasis from Fayetteville By Harry King HOT SPRINGS - The last time I anticipated the opening of Oaklawn Park with such enthusiasm, I had zeroed in on a can't miss winner. - Sat, Jan 20, 2007 Mustain stuff continues to bubble By Harry King FAYETTEVILLE - On the road in New York, the Arkansas alum called for an update on the ghastly doings in Fayetteville. - Thu, Jan 18, 2007 UA basketball had better forget Oxford By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Dreadfully detached, The Golf Channel's electronic toy said Paul Goydos had about a 5 percent chance of winning in Hawaii. - Wed, Jan 17, 2007 Malzahn departs for Tulsa By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - The answer to why Gus Malzahn made a career move that will be interpreted as a step backward can be found on page 22 of his book. - Tue, Jan 16, 2007 Arkansas drops to 1-2 in league By Harry King OXFORD, Miss. - Although a bit gimmicky, defensive tackle Keith Jackson Jr. - Sun, Jan 14, 2007 Pulling for has-been at quarterback By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Risking a wiretap for un-American activities, I'm anti-New Orleans in today's NFL playoffs. - Sat, Jan 13, 2007 Joe Mosby - Outdoors Season still on for Arkansas rabbit hunters By Joe Mosby When February begins to wind down, so do Arkansas hunting seasons. - Sat, Feb 10, 2007 Book gives how-to of crappie fishing By Joe Mosby There is a consistency with books by Arkansas outdoor writer Keith Sutton. - Sat, Feb 03, 2007 Dealing with duck stamps after season's end By Joe Mosby With duck-hunting ending for the season in Arkansas Sunday, thousands of waterfowlers in the state will sit back and relax with stories and memories of their pastime. - Sat, Jan 27, 2007 Feeding birds when cold weather hits By Joe Mosby If someone could count the people in Arkansas who feed birds in the winter, they would likely outnumber deer hunters and duck hunters and turkey hunters combined. - Sat, Jan 20, 2007 More eagles spotted in Northwest Arkansas By Joe Mosby If you hang the label of Eagle Alley on Northwest Arkansas' Spavinaw Creek, there will be little argument. - Sat, Jan 13, 2007 Micki Bare - Diamond in the Rough Ironing can be more complicated than an oil change By Micki Bare In the days before my business trip, my to-do-before-I-leave list grew like that plate of endless spaghetti that seems to grow with every bite. - Sat, Feb 10, 2007 Fire drill or dinner party with multiple reservations? By Micki Bare Birthdays are great for getting together at a fine restaurant and embarrassing close friends and relatives. - Sat, Feb 03, 2007 Signing event good for networking and eating chocolate By Micki Bare Now and then, in an effort to retain the title "author," I participate in an event where I sell and sign books. - Sat, Jan 27, 2007 Supermom powers overcome evil morning chaos By Micki Bare Whether a mom is labeled "stay-at-home" or "working," she is still a "Supermom" and, from time to time, must overcome obstacles and keep everything going through hectic times. - Sat, Jan 20, 2007 Book orders are due - let negotiations begin By Micki Bare Every couple of months or so, my youngest comes home with a catalog printed on what I am convinced is tissue paper. - Sat, Jan 13, 2007 |
