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LIKE IT IS: Classic game makes for one Super event

Peyton Manning had completed 9 of his first 14 passes for 88 yards and 1 touchdown, and it appeared the Indianapolis Colts were on their way to a rout of the New Orleans Saints.
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THE RECRUITING GUY: UA offers juniors from Springdale, Forrest City

Three days after national signing day, Arkansas wasted little time looking toward the future by entertaining 25 to 30 top junior and sophomore prospects.
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In need of some valentines

Benton County Judge Dave Bisbee could use some Valentine’s Day cards. After his somewhat love-starved first year in office, now a quorum court committee has voted to suspend the county’s long-range building decisions until investigations by the Arkansas State Police and the state Board of Contractors have been completed.
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WHAT’S IN A DAME: Here’s how to get cut from Idol

A bizarre issue involving a crazy lady and American Idol recently made headlines.
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CRITICAL MASS: Wilson Pickett’s wicked wail

You can make the case that, in the scheme of things, Wilson Pickett is a fairly minor figure in the history of American popular music. (You’d be wrong, but you could make the case.) There are only a few of Pickett’s songs that seem to retain any relevance beyond golden oldie status today. “Mustang Sally” seems to have become a favorite period signifier for some film directors.
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THE TV COLUMN: Lost eh? Fans should be used to feeling stranded

OK, all you Lost fans, did last week’s two-hour season opener whet your appetite? Or maybe it just frustrated you all the more.
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Governing from the middle

While President Obama shows faint signs of stabilizing, things back home are deteriorating fast.
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PAPER TRAILS: Duggar boys help save a life

A GOOD DEED: This column isn’t evolving into Duggar Trails. I promise.
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J.D. Salinger chose his own way out

My favorite bit of social media shrapnel that stuck in my cyberfilter in the wake of the author’s death on January 27 was a short item from The Onion headlined “Bunch of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger”
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COLUMN ONE: About J. D.

You probably don’t even know my last name, you think of me as just Holden, don’t you? Everybody does. Funny how hard a simple name like Caulfield is for people to remember.
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Survivor calls on alumni for Heroes vs. Villains

Series is entering its 20th season

There’s nothing better for good drama than some hero vs. villain action.
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Where did civility go?

As the star attraction at last week’s National Prayer Breakfast, Barack Obama seized the opportunity to decry the “erosion of civility” in Washington, D.C.
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Precedent isn’t always right

The personal angle has gotten most of the attention as President Obama took the Supreme Court to task during his State of the Union address while six of the justices looked on.
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LIKE IT IS: Arkansas looks like it’s found its identity

With 2:18 to play in overtime Saturday, Courtney Fortson made his first three-pointer of the game to give the Arkansas Razorbacks a 74-71 lead.
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SPIN CYCLE: Beyonce, did you have to go there?

That was some tribute to the late Michael Jackson at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, wasn’t it?
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