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We shall overcome … someday
Today is the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. As we reflect back on this era in America’s…
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Book Review — ‘Pilgrim’s Wilderness’
Some days, you just want to chuck it all.If you could, you’d throw your alarm clock out the window and…
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MLK 50 years later: Still an economic radical
If you’ve bothered to read, listen or watch a lot of the media coverage around the 50th anniversary of the…
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More disclosure would improve campaign financial reporting
Winning elections, especially above the local level, is about money — always has been, always will be. For presidential campaigns…
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Tale of Two Halves: Bulldogs come alive in live-game second half
MALVERN — Depending on how it was scored, the White Hall-Malvern scrimmage either finished as an 11-point Bulldogs’ win or…
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When laws go to the dogs
Last week President Barack Obama furthered the cause of responsible pet keeping with two separate acts. In the first instance,…
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New prison will be needed, former legislator says
Reopening the Arkansas Department of Correction’s Diagnostic Unit at Pine Bluff and providing funding for prison beds already completed or…
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White Hall couple to observe 50 years of marriage
LybrandWHITE HALL — Jerry and Glenda Lybrand of White Hall will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 30.The couple…
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Being proactive, not reactive to campaign ethics
Ethics and politics, ideally, are words that go together. They showed up in the same sentences in stories last week,…
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ERDC to host March on Washington event
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Economic Research and Development Center, 615 Main St., will host a Creative Economy…