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John Brummett Halve the conservation tax By John Brummett It appears that the state Game and Fish Commission may no longer need its near-half of that one-eighth of a cent state sales for conservation. - Tue, Aug 05, 2008 Batman the political knight By John Brummett Some conservatives say that the over-long, technologically indulgent and story-rich Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," justifies President Bush. - Mon, Aug 04, 2008 Arkansas and Obama, a disconnect By John Brummett It's in the fine Arkansas Democratic political tradition of having things both ways. - Sun, Aug 03, 2008 Republican ventriloquists By John Brummett Republicans, who gave us the swaggering, flight-jacketed, mission-accomplishing George W. - Sat, Aug 02, 2008 The Unnatural State By John Brummett A man, perhaps a smart-aleck, once asked why Arkansas calls itself "The Natural State" when most of its lakes are fake. - Thu, Jul 31, 2008 Another transgression By John Brummett If you're looking to move on from Lu Hardin, then you'd best move on from this space, at least today. - Tue, Jul 29, 2008 A telling week? Maybe By John Brummett Let us review the very recent activities of the two major candidates for president. - Mon, Jul 28, 2008 Center of Learning, indeed By John Brummett So what we can learn from the Center of Learning? I refer, of course, to the name that Lu Hardin and his marketing advisers gave the University of Central Arkansas at Conway. - Sat, Jul 26, 2008 Lu's saga: greed, arrogance By John Brummett Finally, after agonizing drips of information, resisted at every turn by supposed public servants at a taxpayer-underwritten university, we can develop a reasonably coherent narrative in this brouhaha about Lu Hardin and the University of Central Arkansas. - Thu, Jul 24, 2008 When inertia is your lifeblood By John Brummett The state Democratic convention passed a rule Saturday saying that Dwayne Dobbins of North Little Rock may not run for state representative on the party's ticket. - Tue, Jul 22, 2008 When we'll all be equal By John Brummett It happened again the other evening. A woman at dinner, accomplished and educated and refined and a friend, complained that Hillary Clinton was treated differently from a male presidential candidate. - Mon, Jul 21, 2008 Done with Lu? Nope By John Brummett Now that Lu Hardin has given back the lied-about bonus of $300,000 from captive student expenditures at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, am I finished with him and any attendant issues? - Sun, Jul 20, 2008 Can Obama afford to be new? By John Brummett The idea that Barack Obama offers a new kind of politics contains a substantive element beyond his "yes, we can" mantra and the rock star persona. - Sat, Jul 19, 2008 I seek truth, not facts By John Brummett One thing we've always known in the newspaper business - or ought to have known - is that we're not necessarily being truthful by being factual. - Thu, Jul 17, 2008 We are all torturers By John Brummett A new book by one of the nation's most highly regarded reporters reveals definitively that the United States has engaged in torture and false imprisonment. - Tue, Jul 15, 2008 Bar-none with Barr-Nunn By John Brummett If you overhear something sounding like a bar-none strategy from Barack Obama and the Democrats, be advised that it will be spelled differently. - Mon, Jul 14, 2008 Tacky on top of tacky By John Brummett They have this still-new grand hall at the Governor's Mansion. - Sun, Jul 13, 2008 Once more on UCA, with feeling By John Brummett Could you stand one more column, for now, on the University of Central Arkansas and the no-longer secret bonus for Lu Hardin, the president? - Sat, Jul 12, 2008 Thinking at Harding By John Brummett The big news is not that Mark Elrod is moving his blog from public to private so that only a hundred or so approved friends will be able to read and respond to it. - Thu, Jul 10, 2008 Lu Hardin's pattern By John Brummett Not to beat a dissembling horse, but there are a couple of unfortunate loose ends on Lu Hardin's once-secret big bonus. - Tue, Jul 08, 2008 Dennis Byrd David J. Sanders Prayers for a hero By David J. Sanders Most of my childhood friends thought they would grow up to be professional athletes with their own basketball shoe or sports trading card. - Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 Conway known for growth, politics By David J. Sanders Conway arguably is becoming the political center of the state, unlike the days when it was simply a quiet, nondescript college town whose mere mention conjured up thoughts of the country music star who mined the place for half of his stage name - the late C - Sun, Aug 03, 2008 Hardin sinking as others swim, float By David J. Sanders With the temperatures hovering around the century mark, it is only fitting that we head to the pool party and check in with those who are sinking, swimming or treading water. - Wed, Jul 30, 2008 Can Barack Obama win in Arkansas? By David J. Sanders Can presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama win in Arkansas in November? - Sun, Jul 27, 2008 A summer for the books By David J. Sanders Last week, while on vacation away from life's normal hustle and bustle, I crossed off a few more titles on my summer reading list. - Wed, Jul 23, 2008 Lottery and taxpayer issues By David J. Sanders KNOXVILLE ? Vacations are refreshing. The family is on its annual pilgrimage, visiting my wife's father, stepmother and their two labs Cisco and Molly at their abode near the Smoky Mountains. - Mon, Jul 21, 2008 Reviewing conventional wisdom By David J. Sanders I've called it gauging the general consensus or reviewing conventional wisdom. - Wed, Jul 16, 2008 Brown, Hardin respond differently By David J. Sanders That Arkansas Tech University, through the university's Foundation Board, is providing a deferred compensation plan to its president, Robert Brown, might not be too surprising in light of recent revelations regarding emoluments given to Lu Hardin, president - Sun, Jul 13, 2008 Hardin proves careless mistake By David J. Sanders Careless is not a word that comes to mind when attempting to describe Lu Hardin. - Wed, Jul 09, 2008 Doug Thompson McCain's Arkansas arrival By Doug Thompson Arkansas Republicans will get a reminder next month that there's a race they can win. - Sat, Jul 19, 2008 Harry King - Sports Classes first, media second By Harry King FAYETTEVILLE - A week out from Media Day, a member of Bobby Petrino's foursome asked the head coach about start time for the quote-gathering bonanza. - Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 Architect, golfer part of PGA By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Two figures from yesteryear are as much a part of golf's final major of '08 as guessing at who will take advantage of the opportunity created by the absence of Tiger Woods. - Tue, Aug 05, 2008 Razorbacks need lots of help By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Aside from a winning lottery ticket, this sequence of six numbers could be an in-state favorite: 3, 4, 23, 33, 80, 85. - Sun, Aug 03, 2008 NFL Exhibitions for Individuals By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - The History Channel offers back-to-back episodes of Ice Road Truckers and two of the more stable members of the staff recommend the show about siblings, Little Sister, or something like that. - Sat, Aug 02, 2008 Quarterbacks vote on football By Harry King FAYETTEVILLE - To vote on this proposition, you must be an Arkansas quarterback. - Thu, Jul 31, 2008 Luigs almost overlooked By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Jonathan Luigs is another one of those athletes whose success in college makes one wonder about the February fuss over signatures of high school seniors. - Wed, Jul 30, 2008 SEC QBs on the spot By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Every dissection of the contenders in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference is influenced by the niche assigned to long-gone quarterback Matt Flynn. - Tue, Jul 29, 2008 Quotes can be misleading By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - "Coachspeak: The Sequel," is a must-read to interpret quotes during the upcoming football season. - Sun, Jul 27, 2008 Petrino would appreciate approach By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - A stickler for preparation and detail, Bobby Petrino would appreciate the mental note that helped Phil Cleek win a handicapping contest. - Sat, Jul 26, 2008 Preseason All-SEC only a starting point By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Optimistic Arkansas football fans only need to go back one year to find a reason to dismiss the Razorbacks' skimpy representation on the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference team. - Thu, Jul 24, 2008 Jellyfish and LSU colors By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Flying daily at the sandy end of a wooden walkway, the purple flag was much more irritating than the collection of the SEC loyalists on the island. - Wed, Jul 23, 2008 Old guys can play, too By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Get past the dream-dashing final round of the British Open and there is the continuation of a positive theme about the glorious game of golf. - Tue, Jul 22, 2008 Asterisk for British? By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Baseball has home-run asterisks, one for sure and one a myth. - Sun, Jul 13, 2008 Stupid, stupid, stupid By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Succinctly and accurately, the woman explained the Matt Jones arrest to her two athletic sons. - Sat, Jul 12, 2008 Biggest upset is in Ann Arbor By Harry King' LITTLE ROCK - Unencumbered by equal-time rules, this is a campaign ad for Jerry Moore and his football team from Boone, N. - Thu, Jul 10, 2008 Criticism of Perry is off base By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Criticized for keeping a commitment, that's the Twilight Zone of PGA Tour player Kenny Perry. - Wed, Jul 09, 2008 Olympic spirit personified by two By Harry King LITTLE ROCK - Heptathlete Diana Pickler and 800 meter man Christian Smith embody the Olympic spirit, and there likely won't be a word about either one from Beijing next month. - Tue, Jul 08, 2008 Joe Mosby - Outdoors Gas drilling on AGFC land By Joe Mosby Follow the money. It's an old axiom about getting to the core of a hot issue, and the leasing of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission land for natural gas drilling is a vivid example today. - Sat, Aug 02, 2008 Big Bass Bonanza finally scheduled By Joe Mosby Some of the unknowns surrounding the 2008 Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza have been removed. - Sat, Jul 26, 2008 Fantasy Fishing finally taking off By Joe Mosby For the second time in two months, a fishing fantasy has brought $100,000 to an Arkansan. - Sat, Jul 19, 2008 Duck hunting season to be set By Joe Mosby Here we are well into July, and the guessing game is under way. - Sat, Jul 12, 2008 Micki Bare - Diamond in the Rough Sometimes you just crave a classic shiny diner By Micki Bare For 14 years, I na?vely took for granted all the wonderful diners that dotted my birth-state of New Jersey. - Sat, Aug 02, 2008 Effective couples therapy at 65 miles per hour By Micki Bare For those couples feeling the need to strengthen their bonds and work through the issues of life, counseling is an option. - Sat, Jul 26, 2008 Cutting corners makes the world go round By Micki Bare Hot water is spewing from a miniature apparatus. A paper cup, waiting patiently in its crook, catches the instantly brewed serving of energy. - Sat, Jul 19, 2008 Summer project under way to accommodate testosterone By Micki Bare The modest house I was so proud to purchase as a hardworking single mom was perfect for my little boys and me. - Sat, Jul 12, 2008 |
