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Meredith Oakley

Don’t keep the change

By Meredith Oakley
Posted: November 6, 2009 6:35 a.m.

A customer walks into a local eatery an hour past rush hour bearing a hearty appetite and a good book.
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Let the festival begin

By Meredith Oakley
Posted: November 4, 2009 4:06 a.m.

Serious doings are afoot in the world, and I am not without concern for my fellow man, but old habits are hard to break. Pumpkin pie, anyone?
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Flyover frolic

By Meredith Oakley
Posted: November 1, 2009 4:16 a.m.

Here’s a new one for the annals of employee reprimands: frolicking. Officially, Capt. Timothy Cheney and First Officer Richard Cole are under investigation for possible violation of several federal regulations, including failing to comply with air traffic control instructions and clearances and operating an aircraft carelessly and recklessly.
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On the Buckeye Road Frontier spirit

By Meredith Oakley
Posted: October 30, 2009 5:52 a.m.

Read any good books lately?
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Free speech and privacy

By Meredith Oakley
Posted: October 28, 2009 2:57 a.m.

It isn’t always easy to have the courage of your convictions. Witness the outfit called Protect Marriage Washington.
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Try, try again

By Meredith Oakley
Posted: October 25, 2009 4:56 a.m.

Jodie Mahony is something of a living legend around the state Capitol. Before term limits caught up with him, he was the go-to guy on any number of complex issues, not the least of which was the House rule book.
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Mining mysteries

By Meredith Oakley
Posted: October 23, 2009 3:54 a.m.

What is it about old cemeteries that appeals even to people whose feet are planted firmly in the here and now?
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Straight-A student

By Meredith Oakley
Posted: October 21, 2009 2:40 a.m.

“Just in case any of you were wondering, I never thought any of this was going to be easy.”—Barack Obama, New Orleans, October 2009.
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Long (and still) forgotten

By Meredith Oakley
Posted: October 18, 2009 4:34 a.m.

Iwas wrong in writing last week that the last interment in the old cemetery in North Little Rock was around 1945.
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Public service or self-help?

By Meredith Oakley
Posted: October 16, 2009 2:52 a.m.

Some members of the Pulaski County Quorum Court Ways and Means Committee reportedly feel that they are being unjustly criticized for wanting to give 4 percent bonuses to county employees.
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