I crossed the I-430 bridge as the sun rose above the Arkansas River. May is a busy month in a high school and, for that reason, I rarely leave town during this month. I had graduation practice to tend to, final exams to grade, and various end-of-year celebrations to finalize, but I still left.
I left Little Rock's city limits and turned northwest to Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas campus. There, I'd give a speech to the recipients of the Col. John and Jane Donaldson Memorial Scholarship through the College of Education. The chancellor's residence would host.
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