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Oaklawn’s galloping tourist trade
Louis Cella sits in the lobby of the hotel at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, watching as visitors check in on a busy Thursday afternoon.
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Subscriber ExclusiveA nostalgic parable of the irons
One of the things I like to do is hit golf balls.
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Only do the good things
America has lost a statesman. Arkansas has lost a champion. I and countless others have lost a dear friend--but if the stars are twinkling more brightly, it's …
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Charting a route toward teacher success
A new report highlights promising policy initiatives Arkansas has undertaken to strengthen its teacher pipeline and address shortages in the classroom.
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Subscriber ExclusiveStaying home isn’t the only option
On a recent weekday late afternoon, it started to rain, hard, while I was walking the dogs. We hurried home; Savannah and Rikki got towel-dried and proceeded t…
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Bring on the blueberries
I try to maintain an active, healthy lifestyle. My latest effort, after taking on 10,000 steps at least three days a week, is improving what I have for breakfa…
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The concept of speaking freely
Earlier this year, I engaged in conversation with an acquaintance who stated categorically that the data we are exposed to is all nonsense (he actually used a …
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Searching through hurt for redemption
Hemingway said to write hard and clear about what hurts. I think about that a lot. When I sit down to write, it is almost like I hear it in my head as a direct…
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EDITORIAL: Absurd is the right word
While many Americans, and probably not only Americans, were watching the split-screen spectacle between New York and Washington, D.C. last week--a former presi…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOaklawn’s big gamble
Eric Jackson, who served for three decades as general manager of what's now Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, vividly remembers a trip across Chesapeake Bay. It wa…
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Subscriber ExclusiveAttacks continue
Valued readers are well aware of my disdain for pit bull and large dog owners whose animals frequently and suddenly attack, badly injure and even kill innocent…
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Subscriber ExclusiveBubba holds forth
Some smart-aleck put in a letter to the editor the other day that I'd written something he liked and somehow managed to do so without consulting Bubba McCoy.
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President's immunity
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | ON BOOKS: ‘John Sandford’ provides thrills with book ‘Toxic Prey’
If you go to John Sandford's website and you click on the "author" tab, in the very first sentence you learn that "John Sandford is the pseudonym of John Roswe…
