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DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren
June 1, 2022By Dr. Ken Bridges
by Bradly Gill April 12, 2022We have a pond about thirty yards off our back deck, and it has been there since the 1930s. Our house, which replaced an old farmhouse, was sited to overlook t…
by Bradly Gill April 12, 2022Arkansas began the twentieth century with a renewed dedication to higher education. Colleges across the state were quickly established by the state legislature…
March 30, 2022Let's check the results of my Polluter of the Year quest. We have plenty of polluters in our state and the nominees were many. However, I realize naming one as…
March 23, 2022As of this writing, Ukraine and Russia appear on the brink of war. The deployment of thousands of Russian troops along the border of Ukraine has become the mos…
by Bradly Gill February 23, 2022The massing of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border and the looming threat of an invasion has got me thinking about a bit of history that is not known to man…
February 23, 2022Last week, Vertis and I took that long drive down Highway 59 to Houston. It sure wasn't our first trip, but we did connect with Texas once again, saw some old …
February 23, 2022Historic moments do not often happen on a particular schedule or with great fanfare. Often, great moments happen quietly and unexpectedly. It was one of those …
by Ken Bridges October 6, 2021"The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified..." -- Rudy Giuliani.
by Lacy Olivarez September 21, 2021I was seventeen years old and in 12th grade at El Dorado High School on September 11, 2001. I was in second period, Ms. Ralston's Oral Communications class, wh…
by Caleb Baumgardner September 21, 2021Letter to the Editor
July 7, 2021Thank God for Mississippi
July 7, 2021Any Pie à la Mode Is My Kind of Pie
July 7, 2021Old dog, new tricks
by Lacy Olivarez June 30, 2021