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Suicide of a newspaper
posted: 05/22/2013 5:13 a.m. Discuss
When a city, or a state, loses its daily newspaper, something of its soul is lost with it. It’s as if ancient Athens had lost its agora, the forum at its center where scholars taught and great debates were held. Or if Jerusalem lost its Western Wall, its last standing connection with the ancient Temple where sacrifices were offered and prayers still fill the air.
LIKE IT IS: A picture-perfect way to keep a guy humble
posted: 05/22/2013 5:03 a.m. Discuss
As would be expected, some of my closest friends got in some really good jabs about the picture that ran in Monday’s paper of me with Arkansas Coach Bret Bielema at a reception before the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame dinner Sunday at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock.
COMMENTARY: Easy as pie — elect some Rs
posted: 05/22/2013 5 a.m. Comments 4
After Martha Shoffner as state treasurer, Republicans would be a big improvement.
FRONT BURNER: Six-pack, olive oil infuse local flavor
posted: 05/22/2013 4:19 a.m. Discuss
Giddy from a shopping trip that resulted in a six pack of a limited-edition, locally produced beer and the discovery of a (semi) locally produced olive oil, I headed to the kitchen with my bounty in tow.
Slim pickings
posted: 05/22/2013 4:13 a.m. Discuss
WHAT: Lean Cuisine Honestly Good entrees STATS: Vary by flavor. The Roasted Red Pepper Chicken, for example, contains 270 calories and 7 fat, 29 carbohydrate, 5 fiber and 25 protein grams. For complete nutrition facts, visit leancuisine.com. We found them at Target, 420 S. University Ave., Little Rock.
IDEA ALLEY: Spanish rice plea draws two recipes
posted: 05/22/2013 4:12 a.m. Discuss
Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
SUPERMARKET SLEUTH: Icy fruit bars boast milk, juice; Little Debbie gets makeover
posted: 05/22/2013 4:11 a.m. Discuss
Fruttare is a line of frozen fruit bars that is making its way into Arkansas. There are two versions: Fruit and Milk bars made with milk and real fruit. They come in strawberry, coconut, banana and peach flavors.
PARENTING: ‘I hate you’ retort is teen’s problem, not parent’s
posted: 05/22/2013 4:08 a.m. Discuss
Q I went into my 17-yearold’s bedroom to wake him this morning. After some urging, he eventually got up and then told me he hated me. What is the appropriate consequence for this sort of disrespect? A Actually, I don’t consider that a form of disrespect. Strictly speaking, your son simply informed you of how he feels about you, or felt about you at that moment. His tone of voice may have been disrespectful, but the statement “I hate you” is not. It’s all about him, his feelings. It’s not about you.
MONEY MANNERS
posted: 05/22/2013 4:07 a.m. Discuss
DEAR JEANNE & LEONARD: Should I evict my son? Years ago, I bought two townhouses, one for my daughter to live in and one for my son.
At least for the moment: A maverick sits out
posted: 05/21/2013 4:02 a.m. Comment 1
I was moderating a panel of state legislators last Wednesday and I kept trying to prod House Speaker Davy Carter into saying whether he would seek the Republican nomination for governor.
Clamping Jaws on hit season
posted: 05/21/2013 4:02 a.m. Discuss
Most Arkansas wouldn’t know 81-year-old John Williams if they saw him strolling Fayetteville’s Dickson Street. Yet they really do know him very well in their hearts and minds through his gifts of enduring and endearing music that virtually everyone across the planet recognizes.
LIKE IT IS: Bielema entertains at Hall of Fame shindig
posted: 05/21/2013 3:51 a.m. Comments 3
It was Bret Bielema’s 37th talk since he became the head football coach at the University of Arkansas.
Robinson, 76, not one to give up easily
posted: 05/21/2013 3:47 a.m. Discuss
Brooks Robinson has spent the past several years recovering from several grim injuries and illnesses, but in the middle of last week, he said confidently in a phone interview, “I’m coming around, I’m getting better. I’m on the way.” He has never been an athlete who rested on the bench. From 1960-1974, for example, his averaged nearly 157 games per season. He has been a Hall of Famer since 1983.
THE RECRUITING GUY: Family tie not most important for Hogs recruit
posted: 05/21/2013 3:38 a.m. Discuss
Highly-recruited receiver Malachi Dupre, who reports more than 50 scholarship offers, is a major Arkansas prospect and is being recruited by his second cousin, Razorbacks receivers coach Michael Smith.
WHAT’S IN A DAME: Un-rich fat nerd no niche for Fitch
posted: 05/21/2013 3:11 a.m. Discuss
Clubbish clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch has found itself in a bit of a sitch.
