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ACT scores are dismal
It is too discouraging to report in too much detail what the ACT said their standardized tests revealed earlier this…
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Look out for the breast-feeding controversy
“The greatest poverty is not to liveIn a physical world, to feel that one’s desireIs too difficult to tell from…
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Can’t see with heads buried in the sand
Editor, The Commercial:I’m sure that a recent editorial was enlightening to some in your readership. Remember when it was illegal…
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Money Myth: It’s better to buy than to rent
LITTLE ROCK — Conventional wisdom says buying a home is better than renting, but that doesn’t apply in all situations,…
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Plant of the Week — Catalpa, Southern Catalpa
Twenty-five years ago my wife and I tried a short stint at country living, buying one of those places that…
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Loss in Arkansas’ rural manufacturing prompts economic development rethink
LITTLE ROCK — The figures are bleak: Between 2000 and 2010, rural areas of Arkansas lost more than 53,000 manufacturing…
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Department of Health: Public urged to avoid contact with bats
LITTLE ROCK – The report of a rabid bat found at Sandy Beach on Greers Ferry Lake in Heber Springs…
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Miss UAPB hopes to use platform to boost confidence in others
Alexis Cole begins her reign as the 84th Miss University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff this week excited to have…
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Alderman could face fines, criminal charges
Pine Bluff Alderman Glen Brown could face fines of $50 to $2,000 if the Arkansas Ethics Commission determines he violated…
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Arkansan also gave rousing speech at March on Washington 50 years ago
WASHINGTON — Fifty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and…