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Rev. Will D. Campbell, escort for the Nine, dies
The Rev. Will D. Campbell, 88, who with four other members of the National Council of Churches escorted the Little Rock Nine to Central only to be turned back by the mob, died Monday. The New York...
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Thursday-Saturday To-Do: Thunder on the Mountain
THUNDER ON THE MOUNTAIN1 p.m. Mulberry Mountain. $91-$507.So maybe the organizers of this here festival were merely referencing the Dylan tune of the same name when they were deciding what to call a...
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Thursday To-Do: Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre: 'Much Ado About Nothing'
ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE: 'MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING'7:30 p.m. Outdoors, The Village at Hendrix. Pay what you can.It's June now, which means, among other things, that Shakespeare lovers in Arkansas...
View ArticleGod, Jason Rapert and Obamacare
When someone lamented the starvation of millions in the Ukraine, Joseph Stalin is supposed to have observed that "one death is a tragedy, but a million deaths is only a statistic." by Ernest DumasWhen...
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Change from the ground up thanks to Arkansas Public Policy Panel
Group celebrates its 50th anniversary. by David RamseyIn the town of Gould just two years ago, most who surveyed the scene would conclude that the government was broken. Years of mismanagement in the...
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Simple, but delicious at Salut
Bistro serves up tasty Italian fare.At its best, Italian food is simple: well-cooked pastas and sauces that rely more on fresh ingredients than complex recipes to make a good meal. Too many modern...
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Rep takes a trip to 'Avenue Q'
Hit Broadway musical opens Friday. by Robert BellIt's no overstatement to say that "Avenue Q"— one of the biggest musical hits in decades — is one the most highly anticipated shows of the Arkansas...
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The Fresh Prince steps in it in the future
'After Earth' is a low-grade B-movie, but your 10-year-old might like it. by Sam Eifling"After Earth" has gotten some of the worst blowback of any movie this year, most of it justifiably. People like...
View ArticleJesus wouldn't turn away gays
I read a news story in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on May 31 stating that the First Baptist Church in Gravel Ridge has revoked the Charter of the Boy Scouts and will no longer allow these young men...
View ArticlePryor should thank Bloomberg
In the unlikely event that Mark Pryor wins re-election as Arkansas's senior U.S. senator in 2014, he should send New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg a thank-you gift. Something like a sugary 44 ounce Big...
View ArticleGoodbye, Old Paint
I've read that the abbreviation "GOP," short for "Grand Old Party," a nickname of the Republican Party, may be on the way out, some newspapers now banning it. by Doug SmithI've read that the...
View ArticleJoey Farr and the Fuggins Wheat Band at Cajun's
Also, Amy LaVere at White Water.THURSDAY 6/6Get set for some virtuosic blues-jamming with Joey Farr & The Fuggins Wheat Band, who'll headline at Cajun's Wharf, with happy hour tunes courtesy of...
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No open doors for Oxford House
City's fears, grant process and attitude work against group. houses for alcoholics, addicts. by Leslie Newell PeacockAsk former Chicagoan Mike Godfrey, 27, what Oxford House is and he'll tell you it's...
View ArticleAn impossible woman
The Observer was in South Arkansas for a funeral on Monday, that of Spouse's Great-Aunt Edith, who had lived a good, long life before shuffling off her mortal coil in a nursing home down there. The...
View ArticleLike Orval
Sen. Mark Pryor sounds like Gov. Orval Faubus in the '50s, when he was resisting racial integration. No matter the cost to himself politically, Faubus promised, he would not kowtow to the NAACP and...
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Thunder on the Mountain on Mulberry Mountain
Also, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Arkansas Times Celebrate the Grape in Argenta, Brewer and Shipley in Eureka Springs, Future and Ace Hood at Barton and Amy Garland at White Water Tavern. by Robert...
View ArticleIt was a good week for Charles Robinson
It was also a good week for UALR and Dassault Falcon. It was a bad week for weather, Martha Shoffner, First Baptist Church of Gravel Ridge and Fort Smith.It was a good week for ...CHARLES ROBINSON. In...
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Where in Arkansas? for June
Know where this slice of life in Arkansas is? Send along the answer to Times photographer Brian Chilson and win a prize. Once a month in this space, we'll post a shot from a relatively obscure spot in...
View ArticleComing out at Boys State
I've been among the speakers at Arkansas Boys State for 20 years. I talk about my left-leaning ideas. Conservative young men take vigorous exception, particularly on social issues such as abortion and...
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