Frank Fellone

DRIVETIME MAHATMA Pedestrian bridge; so many cars

Hi: I was at the Big Dam Bridge. It was a lovely day and it seemed EVERYONE was out. The little parking lot was full, and there were more than a dozen cars parked on the side of the road where there were signs plainly stating “No Parking Anytime.” How vulnerable would one be to a ticket if one were to park on the shoulder like that? — Mary Louise.
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Recessions define career

It’s illuminating to realize that my newspaper career has been defined at least in part by recessions.
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DRIVETIME MAHATMA Question revealing, if cheeky

Dear Mahatma: I have attached a photo of a motorcycle passenger I took recently on my cell phone. As you can see, the female passenger has about six inches of butt-crack exposure.
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DRIVETIME MAHATMA Accident details can be dug out

Dear Mahatma: Concerning regular reports of fatal traffic accidents, it seems we don’t often see an indication of the basic cause. Do we have any way of learning more details? — Bill.
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DRIVETIME MAHATMA Passing on the right: Is it legal?

Hello: Would you please explain about how passing on the right is supposedly legal, but it’s not? I recently got a ticket for passing on the right. The car ahead of me was turning left, I went around on the right on a full shoulder, didn’t drive over any gravel or grass, and there were no parked cars. Can you explain why what I did was illegal? — Sara.
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Do the MATH

There’s no escaping algebra - and that’s a good thing

Algebra does not exactly lend itself to humor. Students have known this since the ninth century, when the Arab mathematician al-Khwarizmi wrote a book on equations. In the title was a word, al-jabr, converted by medieval Europeans into algebra.
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Pharmacy professor says algebra pays off

Opportunities knock for students who are good at algebra. One is pharmacy school.
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Algebra equation evolved over time

For ancient people mathematics was central to life.
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Why we do it

One of our faithful readers writes in to ask, in so many words, why international news gets on the front page of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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DRIVETIME MAHATMA Hang up and drive, 3 laws say

It's good to be in the loop, which in this case means Little Rock Traffic Court. Lisa Tatum, the court administrator, was sending out a memo to the staff about three laws that took effect Oct. 1. She graciously sent the information to The Mahatma.
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