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John Brummett

Noonan vs. Palin
By John Brummett
Peggy Noonan was wrong both when faking it and telling the truth. - Monday, Sep 8, 2008

Burdened by nondescript competence
By John Brummett
The best or worst thing about Mike Beebe is that even lawyers couldn't think of a way to make fun of him. - Sun, Sep 07, 2008

Vetting Palin
By John Brummett
Here's a conversation - wholly imagined, let's be clear - that the top and bottom halves of the Republican ticket might have had. - Sat, Sep 06, 2008

Lu and UCA in three perspectives
By John Brummett
So Lu Hardin gets nigh unto a million dollars plus a few years of health benefits to go away as president of the University of Central Arkansas. - Thu, Sep 04, 2008

Give up on Arkansas
By John Brummett
A couple of state commissions met jointly the other day to wring hands together about how Arkansas is not perceived as a desirable place for tourists. - Tue, Sep 02, 2008

POW card up his sleeve
By John Brummett
John McCain was on Jay Leno's show, cracking wise about being old. - Mon, Sep 01, 2008

David Pryor made him do it
By John Brummett
FAYETTEVILLE - On the first day of classes at the University of Arkansas, David Pryor's aw-shucks charm is as effective and unaffected as ever. - Sun, Aug 31, 2008

Female Agnew? Female Quayle?
By John Brummett
History says Democrats ought to worry whenever they find themselves blessed with an able U. - Sat, Aug 30, 2008

Biden means weakness
By John Brummett
Everything about Joe Biden says weakness in Barack Obama. - Thu, Aug 28, 2008

Why Hardin must go
By John Brummett
Let me begin by saying that I feel sorry for Lu Hardin. - Tue, Aug 26, 2008

Mea culpa - in Lu's web
By John Brummett
It appears I got sideswiped by this Lu Hardin affair at the University of Central Arkansas. - Sun, Aug 24, 2008

My pro-Reagan address
By John Brummett
From time to time Democratic Party organizations have invited me to speak at functions, some of them fundraisers, and I have obliged. - Sat, Aug 23, 2008

Comparing tomcats
By John Brummett
Some people - Clinton cultists, usually - say that the new John Edwards thing is different from the old Bill Clinton thing. - Thu, Aug 21, 2008

They laughed, thank goodness
By John Brummett
Rev. Vic Nixon introduced Gov. Mike Beebe as Mike Huckabee. The preacher was so horrified that he had to cover his face. - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

Elephant in the Democratic hall
By John Brummett
If you're looking for themes for the Democratic National Convention next week from Denver, here are three. - Mon, Aug 18, 2008

Bill Gwatney's moment
By John Brummett
He's vibrant, in the prime of life, very close to the top of the world. - Sun, Aug 17, 2008

Anonymous blogosphere madness
By John Brummett
Not all anonymous posters on blogs are creepy, cowardly, bitter, mean, vile, crude and consumed by ignorance, intolerance and hate. - Sat, Aug 16, 2008

Lu's good deed
By John Brummett
You could justifiably criticize even Lu Hardin's best deed as president of the University of Central Arkansas. - Thu, Aug 14, 2008

What with this Edwards story?
By John Brummett
Nothing about this John Edwards affair, a phrase we can apply literally, makes sense. - Tue, Aug 12, 2008

Of course he's no racist
By John Brummett
Some Arkansas Democrats - Clintonians, of course - were trying to ease the pain of retired Army Gen. - Mon, Aug 11, 2008

Does this column run?
By John Brummett
Either Julie Wilson is an idiot or I'm a prostitute. - Sun, Aug 10, 2008

Dennis Byrd

David J. Sanders

Palin sparkles in national spotlight
Sent Sept. 4, 2008
Sanders column - Sun, Sep 07, 2008

Palin right candidate of McCain
By David J. Sanders
John McCain's willingness to pick Alaska's Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate proves that taking a risk with a vice presidential pick - a trait not commonly demonstrated in the past by Republican presidential candidates - was the right thing to do. - Wed, Sep 03, 2008

Rounding the bases important in politics, too
By David J. Sanders
It was Sept. 23, 1908, and the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants were locked in a truculent battle for the National League pennant. - Sun, Aug 31, 2008

Democrats: Questions and answers
By David J. Sanders
Political conventions are grand political theater where the respective political parties - this week the Democrats, next week the Republicans - roll out their heavily produced and scripted media shows. - Wed, Aug 27, 2008

Obama versus his record
By David J. Sanders
Inhumane is the best description of Sen. Barack Obama's opposition to a measure supported by even some of the most militant pro-abortion types, aimed at extending legal protections to babies ? - Sun, Aug 24, 2008

Huckabee's fund-raising and private-sector successes
By David Sanders
It's no surprise the state Republican Party had a tough time raising money under the guise of a "welcome back" party for Mike Huckabee. - Wed, Aug 20, 2008

A senseless tragedy in Little Rock
By David Sanders
Bill Gwatney was one of those guys you liked to see heading in your direction. - Sun, Aug 17, 2008

Two Arkansas institutions, two positions
By David J. Sanders
Since his election to the U.S. Senate in 2002, Sen. Mark Pryor has successfully straddled the ideological fence. - Wed, Aug 13, 2008

Bill Clinton's therapy
By David Sanders
It's not as if anyone expected him to just stand up and say, "Hi, I'm Bill Clinton and I'm a racist. - Sun, Aug 10, 2008

Doug Thompson

The thrill factor
By Doug Thompson
Any chance Barack Obama would carry Arkansas dried up Friday. - Sat, Aug 30, 2008

Money, Fayetteville High and Obama
By Doug Thompson
According to news accounts, this surprises and disappoints the school board. - Sat, Aug 23, 2008

A life lived well
By Doug Thompson
Bill Gwatney would tell you the truth to your face whether you were his best friend or his worst enemy. - Sat, Aug 16, 2008

Harry King - Sports

ULM a measuring stick?
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Straight from St. Paul, Minn., the must-use word of the week is vetted, as in she was vetted. - Sat, Sep 06, 2008

Arkansan expands role on TV
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Standing in the Culver City, Calif., offices of the NFL Network, Randy Moss - the bald, horse-wise one - was struck by the irony of his new gig. - Thu, Sep 04, 2008

ASU records break-through
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - The man soaking up the first Saturday of college football used the word "bumfuzzled" to describe the absence of accolades for Arkansas State University. - Wed, Sep 03, 2008

QB controversies abound in SEC
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Real or imagined, quarterback controversies take root in all sort of circumstances. - Tue, Sep 02, 2008

Petrino begins with close one
By Harry King
FAYETTEVILLE - Down yonder in Oxford, Miss., lives a scapegoat named Houston Dale Nutt. - Sun, Aug 31, 2008

Finally, the Petrino era begins
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Finally, specifics instead of speculation. - Sat, Aug 30, 2008

Golf playoffs need more revision
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - The PGA playoffs fail the logic test. Remember those sometimes confounding questions where C is the accurate conclusion considering the given value of A and B. - Thu, Aug 28, 2008

SEC basketball overload on way
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Outside those who gorge on Southeastern Conference basketball, at least one person was ecstatic about the expanded and rejiggered television lineup. - Wed, Aug 27, 2008

TD Club starts right with Reeves
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Without reaching, Dan Reeves littered his speech with anecdotes about easily recognizable names from his years in the NFL. - Tue, Aug 26, 2008

Dick will set records
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Ask any Arkansas fan to name the best passer in Razorback history and the answer will reflect the age of the respondent. - Sun, Aug 24, 2008

Sticking with 5-7
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Given an opportunity to recant a prediction of 5-7 for the Razorbacks, I declined. - Sun, Aug 24, 2008

Brady gets it
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Somewhere along the line, John Brady must have read the original self-help book, Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People. - Sat, Aug 23, 2008

Something in works in LR
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - The University of Arkansas football team apparently is going to play in Little Rock through at least 2016, a two-year extension of the current contract between the school and War Memorial Stadium. - Thu, Aug 21, 2008

Beverley gone, move on
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Risking damage to a curmudgeon reputation, here's a glass half-full interpretation of Patrick Beverley's absence from the Arkansas basketball team. - Wed, Aug 20, 2008

Georgia will be replaced as No. 1
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Now that Georgia is No. 1 in every preseason poll that matters, how long until the Bulldogs relinquish that lofty perch? - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

College coaches punt to avoid critics
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - The offensive coordinator from a major college dropped in on Kevin Kelley, ostensibly to kibitz about potential recruits. - Sun, Aug 17, 2008

No-punt coach and why
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Football maverick. Numbers nut. Super successful. - Sat, Aug 16, 2008

UA linebacker is book topic
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Casting the movie of Bruce Feldman's inside recruiting book, Jack Black with shoe lifts will work as former Mississippi coach Ed Orgeron and Jeff Daniels is perfect for Rebel recruiting coordinator Hugh Freeze. - Thu, Aug 14, 2008

Mustain moves up at USC
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - Come Sept. 13, fans of Arkansas football in general and Mitch Mustain in particular could be in a bind. - Wed, Aug 13, 2008

Rooting against in the PGA
By Harry King
LITTLE ROCK - A major golf championship without the polarizing figure of Tiger Woods or an empathy-evoking Rocco Mediate can lead a viewer down the anti path. - Tue, Aug 12, 2008

Family first for Williams
By Harry King
FAYETTEVILLE - Family permeated the interview with Arkansas tight end D. - Sun, Aug 10, 2008

Joe Mosby - Outdoors

Opening weekend for dove hunting
By Joe Mosby
Saturday marked the opening of dove hunting season, an event eagerly anticipated by tens of thousands of Arkansans. - Sat, Sep 06, 2008

Wildlife over seen due to natural gas drilling
By Joe Mosby
Those large dollar signs associated with natural gas producers' leasing of several thousand acres of wildlife management areas in Arkansas tend to overshadow what may take place in habitat for wildlife. - Sat, Aug 30, 2008

Outdoors favorite George Purvis, died
By Joe Mosby
There is a good reason why George Purvis was one of the most widely known people connected to the Arkansas outdoors. - Sat, Aug 23, 2008

Get the most out of leftover deer meat
By Joe Mosby
Here we are on the downhill side of summer, and some thoughts of deer season are coming forth. - Sat, Aug 16, 2008

Micki Bare - Diamond in the Rough

Americans, grab your mute buttons and press firmly
By Micki Bare
All this time I thought the commercials were loud because I didn't own a television set equipped with the latest technology. - Sat, Sep 06, 2008

Sleeping in kitchoffice evokes sweet dreams
By Micki Bare
Historically, back to school equated with restoration of routine and nerve-calming order to our household. - Sat, Aug 30, 2008

Those prone to addiction need to curb surfing
By Micki Bare
It must be true that addictive personalities cannot run or hide from addictions. - Sat, Aug 23, 2008

Movie glasses have come a long way since red and blue
By Micki Bare
The last movie I viewed in three dimensions required the use of a free pair of cardboard 3-D glasses. - Sat, Aug 16, 2008


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