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OPINION : JOHN BRUMMETT: Played to his base
posted: 08/15/2017 4:30 a.m. Comments 53
Some things are worse than others.
Like it is: Football, Arkansas' loss is an angel gained
posted: 08/15/2017 4:30 a.m. Comment 1
For the better part of two weeks, Frank Broyles had held his wife, Barbara, at bay. They were with the Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team on tour in Japan, where the Razorbacks played six exhibition games.
OPINION : PHILIP MARTIN: Trump and the Fisher Protocol
posted: 08/15/2017 4:30 a.m. Comments 4
If you watched the third and final season of HBO's The Leftovers, you are familiar with the Fisher Protocol.
OPINION : MIKE MASTERSON: Sky full of drones?
posted: 08/15/2017 4:30 a.m. Discuss
Those unmanned aerial vehicles we call drones began appearing in our skies a decade ago to a drizzle of public interest that has built into a thunderstorm.
The Recruiting Guy: Guard, 6-7, not afraid to switch spots
posted: 08/15/2017 2:30 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball Coach Mike Anderson and his staff will host versatile guard Jordan Phillips for an official visit during the Sept. 15-17 weekend.
What's in a Dame: How tweet it is: Peace is restored
posted: 08/15/2017 2:02 a.m. Discuss
I've got a serious tweeting problem.
The TV Column: NBC hoping for Wayans magic with new Marlon
posted: 08/15/2017 2:01 a.m. Discuss
Marlon Wayans is a talented, versatile stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer and a member of a gifted family.
OPINION: Our legal racism
posted: 08/14/2017 2:20 a.m. Comments 6
The Trump administration is apparently preparing to challenge affirmative action in college admissions. And that, unlike much else coming out of the administration, is a good thing.
DEAR ABBY: Husband gives up smoking, but his drinking persists
posted: 08/14/2017 1 a.m. Discuss
DEAR ABBY: I am married to a great guy. We've been together 27 years, so I know him well. He recently stopped smoking after 30 years of nicotine addiction. He did it cold turkey, and he's been smoke-free for three months now. I'm proud of him and tell him so.
HOG CALLS: Anonymous SEC critics need to gaze into mirror
posted: 08/14/2017 1 a.m. Discuss
With everyone from elementary school teachers to criminal judges, a transgressor's "everybody does it" defense seldom works.
The TV Column: Arkansas woman hopes to find love on 'Bachelor in Paradise'
updated: 08/14/2017 4:30 a.m. Comments 3
For those invested in the faux romance and "unscripted" (wink, wink) drama of ABC's Bachelor in Paradise, your guilty pleasure begins at 7 p.m. Monday with a special two-hour Season 4 premiere.
Like it is: No surprise at top, Alabama everybody else
posted: 08/13/2017 4:28 a.m. Discuss
It is that time of the year to look into the crystal ball, throw in some stats, trends and traditions and make a prediction of how the final regular-season poll will look in December.
PAPER TRAILS: Arkansans on Weather Channel series; singer's viral video; Conway woman on 'Gong Show'
updated: 08/14/2017 4:30 a.m. Discuss
SURVIVING AND THRIVING: If you caught a promo for The Weather Channel's new series SOS: How to Survive, premiering Aug. 20, you might have recognized familiar Arkansas faces.
Arkansas Outdoorsman: Forrest Wood Cup to return to Hot Springs in '18
posted: 08/13/2017 2:23 a.m. Discuss
The Forrest Wood Cup will return to Hot Springs next year.
Dear Abby: 'Geezer' has 91 years of life and lessons to offer young
posted: 08/13/2017 2:02 a.m. Discuss
DEAR ABBY: I'm 91. I have outlived many of my longtime friends. In my address book I counted 22 pals whose names I have crossed out after they died. These were people we danced, dined and traveled with. Only five members of the old gang are left, but they've all dispersed. Making new friends is difficult for people our age because we are not out and about as much.
