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John Brummett About a man's religion By John Brummett Presidential candidates cannot be held accountable for everything their supporters and associates say and do. - Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008 Ferraro's slip, Hillary's gain By John Brummett There are white women in America who believe they suffer more than black men. - Mon, Mar 17, 2008 Here's your severance debate By John Brummett I don't want to bore you too much, because that's counterproductive to a newspaper column's purpose. - Sun, Mar 16, 2008 Odds and ends from one obsessed By John Brummett Here are a few items you might have missed if you're not watching the political goings-on quite as obsessively as some of us do. - Sat, Mar 15, 2008 Bob Johnson's yes and no By John Brummet Gov. Mike Beebe had just announced that he'd come to terms with the natural gas exploration industry on raising the severance tax. - Thu, Mar 13, 2008 Gender, race and more By John Brummett Nearly every white professional man in Arkansas who talks to me about politics these days expresses alarm that Hillary Clinton might become the Democratic presidential nominee and president. - Tue, Mar 11, 2008 Advice for the new get-tough Barack By John Brummett After he got creamed Tuesday, except in regard to the small matter of delegates, Barack Obama put out the word. - Mon, Mar 10, 2008 Our Boy Mike changed out there By John Brummett Running for president changed Mike Huckabee. Or perhaps it revealed him. - Sun, Mar 09, 2008 Correction: Barack won By John Brummett You may have received incorrect information about what happened in the Democratic presidential race the other night. - Sat, Mar 08, 2008 Between Barack and a hard place By John Brummett So how is the tranquility coming in the Democratic Party? Oh, not so much. - Thu, Mar 06, 2008 One man's guide and confessional By John Brummett Here's a little Q-and-A to help you negotiate the hoopla this evening as Democratic votes get counted in Vermont, Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island. - Tue, Mar 04, 2008 Glimpse of a meltdown By John Brummett It came off as whining, peevish and altogether odd and unsettling. - Mon, Mar 03, 2008 Spare me the righteousness By John Brummett I signed the lottery amendment at my polling place on Super Tuesday. - Sun, Mar 02, 2008 Beebe's government by smug By John Brummett There is the principle that democratic government ought to be open and inclusive and accountable. - Sat, Mar 01, 2008 Substance on severance By John Brummett Gov. Mike Beebe remains huddled in the state Capitol, endeavoring to bring the natural gas industry and legislators together on a negotiated increase in our absurdly microscopic severance tax. - Thu, Feb 28, 2008 When your soft side backfires By John Brummett Hillary Clinton is capable of a spontaneous personal moment on the campaign trail. - Tue, Feb 26, 2008 Obama shrugged By John Brummett Days after he'd been nominated by Democrats for president in the summer of 1988, while enjoying a double-digit lead in the polls, Michael Dukakis took what he fancied as a Trumanesque whistle-stop train tour. - Mon, Feb 25, 2008 Welcome back, Asa By John Brummett There aren't many statewide offices left for Asa Hutchinson to lose. - Sun, Feb 24, 2008 Media criticism galore By John Brummett Everyone is a media critic, which is how it goes when you have free expression. - Sat, Feb 23, 2008 Odd name, odd debate By John Brummett This severance tax debate is an odd little thing. It's as if eight to a dozen people care. - Thu, Feb 21, 2008 Comeback Kid, the sequel By John Brummett Hillary Clinton's inevitable comeback-kid heroics might begin tonight in Wisconsin, where they would generate extra excitement because of being unexpected. - Tue, Feb 19, 2008 Living to run and running to live By John Brummett Once there was a blustery and egomaniacal newspaper columnist, if I might risk redundancy, who went on a columnizing rampage about the basketball coach. - Mon, Feb 18, 2008 Dennis Byrd David J. Sanders Severance tax issues By David Sanders - Sun, Mar 16, 2008 Only 525,600 minutes later ... By David Sanders Time can be dubious. A year ago, political players, both national and local varieties, faced a different set of circumstances. - Wed, Mar 12, 2008 How about an honest debate? By David Sanders Might I go back to the well? No, not the ink well - the gas well - more specifically, the natural gas well. - Sun, Mar 09, 2008 What severed negotiations? By David Sanders Word from the governor on Monday was that his on-again-off-again, once-promising-turned-discouraging-then-promising negotiations with the natural gas companies, aimed at producing an "acceptable" severance tax increase, were, in fact, off - again. - Wed, Mar 05, 2008 Memories of William F. Buckley Jr. By David Sanders When William F. Buckley Jr. lived, he lived well. - Sun, Mar 02, 2008 Halter's lottery plan for Arkansas By David Sanders Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is taking a huge risk. Arkansas' No. 2 Democrat is on a crusade to bring the lottery to a state that has been suspect in the past of measures to expand gambling. - Wed, Feb 27, 2008 Just (borrowed) words By David Sanders It was bound to happen at some point. Barack Obama, the newly anointed frontrunner in the race for the Democratic nomination, faced a real challenge in terms of a story that could have been potentially damaging to his campaign. - Sun, Feb 24, 2008 'Talkin' 'bout my generation' By David Sanders The fact that most elections have focused on generations other than my own is something I have gotten used to. - Wed, Feb 20, 2008 Doug Thompson Lost and alone By Doug Thompson Forget the lack of food, water or a toilet. Imagine being locked up alone for four days. - Sat, Mar 15, 2008 Delegate math By Doug Thompson Don't take Democratic delegate math too seriously. - Sat, Mar 08, 2008 School Shuffle Goes On By Doug Thompson OK. Let me get this straight. - Sat, Feb 23, 2008 Harry King - Sports Dos and Don'ts of Bracket By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Under the guise of a coffee break, the organizer distributed the NCAA bracket shortly after 9 a. - Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008 No time to contemplate or celebrate By Harry King ATLANTA - There was no time for Georgia players to savor or their fans to appreciate the Bulldogs' Southeastern Conference Tournament title and that's a shame. - Mon, Mar 17, 2008 Arkansas gets production from many By Harry King ATLANTA - There are a couple of ways to explain Arkansas' victory over Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference tournament. - Sun, Mar 16, 2008 Arkansas gets production from many By Harry King ATLANTA - There are a couple of ways to explain Arkansas' victory over Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference tournament. - Sat, Mar 15, 2008 Dirt is big deal at Oaklawn By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - When it comes to preparing a thoroughbred for the Kentucky Derby, a four-letter word elevates Oaklawn Park above Keeneland and Santa Anita. - Thu, Mar 13, 2008 Bracket evolves daily By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas is a No. 12 seed, playing Michigan State in Washington, D. - Wed, Mar 12, 2008 UA schedule difficult without UT By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - The just-announced 10-year series between Arkansas and Texas A&M is a downer in only one way. - Tue, Mar 11, 2008 Arkansas gets to 9-7 in SEC By Harry King FAYETTEVILLE - Not quite as sweet as a Patrick Beverley swish, John Pelphrey's snap, crackle, and pop received almost as much attention. - Sun, Mar 09, 2008 NC State is top flop By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - North Carolina State is the biggest disappointment in college basketball, the FOXSports. - Sat, Mar 08, 2008 Clarke is only 6-1, and that's good By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - The Razorbacks percolate even in a hospital waiting room, and after news about the patient petered out one of the young men asked about the Arkansas signee who scored 60-something in one game. - Thu, Mar 06, 2008 Another road loss for UA By Harry King OXFORD, Miss. - Pass the knives and forks, pretty please. - Wed, Mar 05, 2008 Nolan is funny, admits ASU talks By Harry King NORTH LITTLE ROCK - Nice screen, Joe Kleine. - Tue, Mar 04, 2008 Beverley warms up, UA wins By Harry King FAYETTEVILLE - The most pervasive question of Arkansas' slump went unasked on Saturday. - Sun, Mar 02, 2008 Ticket hike reflects economy By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - The New York dateline story with the CNN/Money credit line began: "Don't look now, but $2 a gallon gas is here. - Sat, Mar 01, 2008 For splash, Nolan is the right hire for ASU By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Strictly for splash, Nolan Richardson is the right hire for Arkansas State University. - Thu, Feb 28, 2008 Somebody has to make a play By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - By the time I tuned to the finals of the World Match Play championship, Tiger Woods and Stewart Cink were playing No. - Wed, Feb 27, 2008 Dorsey status will affect draft By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey just might be the Alan Branch of the 2008 NFL draft. - Tue, Feb 26, 2008 Arkansas fails on road, again By Harry King LEXINGTON, Ky. - At the Arkansas timeout with 3:45 to play, three of us tried to pinpoint the last time the Razorbacks won a close one on the road in front of a large crowd. - Sun, Feb 24, 2008 Pelphrey's return takes back seat By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - When the post-game quote sheet was delivered, John Pelphrey's line about going back to Kentucky was outlandish in unfettered black and white. - Sat, Feb 23, 2008 21 straight qualifies as run for Razorbacks By Harry King FAYETTEVILLE - It's one of my pet peeves, the loose way we use "run" to describe a sequence of relatively minor consequence. - Thu, Feb 21, 2008 Spring game should pique interest By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Almost every April, there was a legitimate excuse to miss the final scrimmage of spring football practice at Arkansas. - Wed, Feb 20, 2008 Deeper in debt to Smarty Jones By Harry King HOT SPRINGS - Four years removed from foolish, I'm getting deeper in the hole with Smarty Jones. - Tue, Feb 19, 2008 Joe Mosby - Outdoors New deer management plan set in place By Joe Mosby Among Arkansas outdoor pursuits, all else takes a back seat to deer hunting. - Sat, Mar 01, 2008 Talking about trolling in Arkansas By Joe Mosby It is debatable how the term "troll" came into our language. - Sat, Feb 23, 2008 Micki Bare - Diamond in the Rough College basketball could threaten the existence of humans By Micki Bare The world, or at least the US, has gone mad. - Sat, Mar 15, 2008 The more things stay the same, the more they change By Micki Bare The minute you think you know what you're doing and understand how the world works, everything will change. - Sat, Mar 08, 2008 Excuse me, but could you translate your English into English? By Micki Bare Just as the Southerner must have the Northern-speak of a New Yorker translated, so must those of us from the States have the English of someone from the United Kingdom translated. - Sat, Mar 01, 2008 Young travelers enriched by cell service, proximity to bathroom By Micki Bare When my parents visited Europe during their YIPPIE-the-kids-are-finally-all-out-of-the-house phase, they enthusiastically anticipated the centuries-old architecture. - Sat, Feb 23, 2008 |
