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Left at the altar by Toyota, Part II
Kay Brockwell, economic development director for Toyota-spurned Marion, readily acknowledges that nearly a third of the adult population in six East Arkansas counties pressed against the Mississippi River lacks a high school diploma. - Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Angel of death
An operative with the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty came through Arkansas last week. - Mon, May 14, 2007

Left at the altar by Toyota, Part 1
Kay Brockwell says she was sick for days with sadness. Dr. Glenn Fenter says he'd wake up in the night and despair upon realizing his nightmare was real. - Sun, May 13, 2007

Trying to crack Nutt, and failing
The Arkansas Trucking Association was having its annual conference at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. - Sat, May 12, 2007

Shoulder-jerk conservatives
If I did one of my arrow columns, and if I threw God in the mix and gave him or her an arrow down because he or she has been taking it on the chin lately, would I generate controversy? - Thu, May 10, 2007

Business vs. religion in Fort Smith
I'm always intrigued when the two dominant forces of modern American conservatism - the business vote and the Jesus vote - get off the same page, as appears to be happening in Fort Smith. - Tue, May 08, 2007

When Harry met a speech writer
The comment on American politics I hear most often lately, phrased as a question but actually an assertion, goes like this: "The Democrats are going to blow it, aren't they? - Mon, May 07, 2007

Pearls from Bubbaville
It never ceases to amaze that people want to know about Bubba McCoy. - Sun, May 06, 2007

Raising hands, waiting for Fred
Ten candidates for the Republican presidential nomination debated Thursday night from the Reagan presidential library on MSNBC. - Sat, May 05, 2007

Pondering anew the Arkansas worker
Toyota's spurning Marion has revived an altogether uncomfortable discussion about whether our state's work force is substandard. - Thu, May 03, 2007

Reporters, politicians, aging wine
The mainstream media, losing ground daily to the Internet's hyperactive blogosphere, where anything goes, are having an especially bad time lately. - Tue, May 01, 2007

Verbose son of Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge didn't say much, but he did say this: "After all, the chief business of the American people is business. - Mon, Apr 30, 2007

Which one is the wimp?
I don't know who's been calling U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor a wimp, but Michael Teague, the senator's communications aide, says they can stop. - Sun, Apr 29, 2007

Atheism's night in Little Rock
Woman: "Look at all these people. It's a miracle." - Sat, Apr 28, 2007

Was it worker quality, after all?
When Toyota announced it would build sports utility vehicles in Tupelo, Miss. - Thu, Apr 26, 2007

Meeting George W.'s low bar
George W. Bush lowered the standard for American presidents, and the candidates to succeed him are meeting it. - Tue, Apr 24, 2007

Partial birth revenge
The U.S. Supreme Court's narrow ruling last week upholding a federal ban on so-called partial birth abortion encompassed two breathtaking outrages. - Mon, Apr 23, 2007

Whither Arkansas Republicans?
Gilbert Baker was explaining why he had just announced that he was quitting early in his second term as state Republican Party chairman. - Sun, Apr 22, 2007

Who's debasing whom?
My right-wing friend sends an e-mail with the tag line saying "this is powerful. - Sat, Apr 21, 2007

Odds, ends, ups, downs
With Washington's dysfunction, Arkansas' legislative success and the Razorback soap opera deep into its new season, the time is ideal for a firing of arrows. - Thu, Apr 19, 2007

Neighbors go marching back to war
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. - Tue, Apr 17, 2007

Give Imus a chance
Doesn't Don Imus have freedom of speech? Why, yes, of course he does. - Mon, Apr 16, 2007


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