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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/d…

Wiki says he suffered from depression. It is so sad. No doubt people will say it was related to the scandal over the book. Maybe, maybe not.

My son has gone to hear Mortenson twice when he was on speaking tours. He was crestfallen when the story came out that Mortenson and Relin had gilded the lily in the book. After weighing the good Mortenson has done, and the goodwill he has created, my son decided to keep supporting Mortenson's schools.
Posted by the outlier]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:27:44 -0600 Arkansas Times
AND HE DIDN'T EVEN FEEL THE PINCH! I know plenty of people for whom a new car battery blows a hole in their budget.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/s…
Posted by the outlier]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:57:31 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/opinion/…

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/0…

"I guess we have to understand the definition of serious: a proposal is only serious if it punishes the poor and the middle class."

"On Election Day, The Boston Globe reported, Logan International Airport in Boston was running short of parking spaces. Not for cars — for private jets. "

"The important thing to understand now is that while the election is over, the class war isn’t. The same people who bet big on Mr. Romney, and lost, are now trying to win by stealth — in the name of fiscal responsibility — the ground they failed to gain in an open election."

Dwell on this fact for a moment: Over the next decade, President Obama's tax on JUST the fabulously wealthy decreases the deficit by a factor of 14 when compared to the savings the Republican's are proposing by raising the age of Medicare eligibility.

Have you no sympathy for the oligarchs? Jet fuel is expensive!
Posted by the outlier]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:33:00 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by radical centrist]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:12:00 -0600 Arkansas Times
If you rely on, for instance, the Wall Street Journal or even WaPo, for balanced reporting, you are seriously deluded. We are not afforded any serious discussion beyond right-wing zealots and midstream apologists.

The local media, especially, is very sympathetic to the positions of the Chamber of Commerce and they do nothing to incur their wrath.

To say that we are one-sided in our exposure if we use these alternative sites is to ignore the pervasive media dishonesty that dominates American media. The sites I listed are the counter-balance to the indoctrination we are exposed to daily.

rc, you are only considered a "radical centrist" at a tea party cross-burning.
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:38:03 -0600 Arkansas Times http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/…
Posted by Vanessa]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:12:10 -0600 Arkansas Times
There are some problems with reading websites that only present one-sided arguments. Their readers tend to be less well-informed and more close-minded. They can't debate issues well, and if reality flies in their face, a common response is like: "la-la-la-la-I'm-not-listening-to-you!" while covering their ears. This is especially a problem for people who get their information exclusively from Fox News or MSNBC.

The radical center philosophy acknowledges that both sides make good points, but they can't both be right all the time. In my view, sometimes the liberals are right, and sometimes the conservatives are.
Posted by radical centrist]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:45:00 -0600 Arkansas Times
Daily, I haunt Mother Jones [ http://www.motherjones.com/ ] (not a primer on child-raising), Z Mag [ http://www.zcommunications.org/zmag ] (striving to reverse the alphabet), and alternet [ http://www.alternet.org/ ] (not a tailoring site).

On the environmental: BP's use of oil dispersant made the oil spill sink deeper into the soil.

http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/201…
http://tinyurl.com/bozy6je

On healthcare: What's behind Republicans' voucher plan for Medicare.

http://www.zcommunications.org/the-scoop-o…
http://tinyurl.com/c53wt84

On class warfare: One of alternet's frequent numbered lists. How to rein in the plutocrats. Unfortunately it requires people NOT to vote against themselves. These changes are not going to be made by weak-spined "progressives" nor Republicans who do everything their overlords bid.

http://www.alternet.org/5-ways-beat-plutoc…
http://tinyurl.com/bprgyhs
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:27:21 -0600 Arkansas Times
CECIL DEWAYNE GRAHAM, 63, died Nov. 28, 2012.

Funeral: 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, North Little Rock Funeral Home, 1921 Main St. Visitation: one hour prior to service time. Arrangements by Smith Family Funeral Home, Benton Chapel, 322 N. Market, Benton, Ark. Donations may be made to funeral home for funeral expenses. Information: 501-778-7100. Online obituary: www.smithfamilycares.com.
Posted by jrb]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:44:37 -0600 Arkansas Times Central.........1,986
Springdale....1,968
Fayettev.......1,912
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Springdale has two high schools. So, you may be getting a student count, not a school count.
Posted by eLwood]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 12:08:51 -0600 Arkansas Times
To be perfectly honest, I don’t read his work for the sports information. I read his words because he has always been able to bring a human element to the world of pro-sports. He gives us a peek into the life behind the big pay checks and flashy lifestyles. He brings it to a level where even people like me can relate. I have read his commentary over the past 20 years, often with tears in my eyes, because he can find compassion in the most despicable situations. And he is often the voice of reason amid turmoil. I view him as a human interest writer who just happens to know a heck of a lot about sports.

So after the terrible tragedy in Kansas City his weekend involving a Chief’s player, I wasn’t surprised at all by the commentary Jason posted today.


http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/jovan-b…
Posted by mountaingirl]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:17:04 -0600 Arkansas Times
Bentonville’s dominance will vanish, of course, if it splits into two high schools as have Springdale and Rogers. Never understood why NLR took that route all those years ago; they’re back to one high school now.
Posted by Durango]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 10:59:36 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-burnett…

In Arkie news, Huckabee checked himself into the hospital with chest pains according to his FB posts:

"This morning I checked myself into the hospital after feeling chest
pains. This caused me to miss my scheduled "Dear Chandler, Dear Scarlett" book tour stops in Cincinnati and Louisville as there is no way we could make them with me sitting in a hospital having tests run. I have now found out the heart is fine, blood pressure is elevated and I am exhausted."

HuckUniverse is large and the slightest thing is shared with the world that revolves around him.
Posted by eLwood]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 09:57:57 -0600 Arkansas Times
Bentonville....2,416
NLR..............2,321
Cabot...........2,078
Conway........2,061
Central.........1,986
Springdale....1,968
Fayettev.......1,912

That is 7 @ 16 largest, according to these AAA numbers.
Posted by Cato]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 09:49:15 -0600 Arkansas Times
It's an 83-minute CD called "Rhythms of Life" that features, in Masterson's own words, "14 of my favorite, timeless columns written over the years that I believe are especially relevant to each of us."
Posted by scrapper72]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 08:44:06 -0600 Arkansas Times
Allen played a great game for Fedvul tonight. He was, as last year, instrumental in the Purple Dogs’ win. The kid is a delight to watch. Hope like his older bro, he’ll wind up being a Hog.

Latest enrollment figures I’ve seen show Fedvul High with 2,231 students and Bentonville with 1,994; but, you may be looking at more recent numbers.

Will tell you this: Bentonville had the bigger and louder student section and overall crowd tonight. And its nearly 300-piece band put on the best halftime show I’ve ever seen performed by high school musicians. Many college bands I’ve seen pale in comparison

When Barry Lunney left Fort Smith Southside for Bentonville a few years ago, I thought he was nuts. But the more I study Bentonville and its school system and the community support it enjoys, the more I understand Lunney’s move.

In many respects I believe Bentonville is becoming the epicenter of northwest Arkansas.
Posted by Durango]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:35:53 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Cato]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:49:05 -0600 Arkansas Times
Thanks for the article on famous Cosmopolitan editor and Arkansas native Helen Gurley Brown.

I have a weird hobby of purchasing books by Arkansas authors at estate sales, locating the authors and shipping the books off to the author with a return envelope and request for an autograph. I once located Brown after purchasing one of her books and shipped it off to her Upper East Side Manhattan address, wondering if I’d ever see it again. Not only did she promptly autograph and return the book, she also sent a long letter, then another after I responded.

For anyone who suspects that this successful woman did not have love and respect for her native Arkansas, the kind letters she wrote to me show quite the opposite. She may have been rebellious in her youth, as many are, but by later in life she had extremely fine things to say about Arkansas. In fact, she seemed to miss it.

She seemed kind of humbled that someone from her home state would wish her autograph. It is not surprising to me that she arranged to be buried here.

JIM PFEIFER
Little Rock
Posted by Durango]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:45:51 -0600 Arkansas Times
No. 2 Fedvul Bulldogs 31
No. 1 (and previously undefeated) Bentonville Tigers 20.

Third consecutive year Bentonville and Fedvul have met in the 7A championship game with Fedvul upsetting Bentonville the last two years. Big (and loud) turnout from both towns. High school football is taken very seriously in northwest Arkansas.
Posted by Durango]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:35:06 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by eLwood]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:41:29 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.hogcountryonline.com/?p=7955
Posted by Cato]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:32:38 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news…

I have no reason to doubt Walmart's statement that they were unaware that the factory was used to manufacture their products, but they ought to step up and help these people anyway.
Posted by radical centrist]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:29:59 -0600 Arkansas Times

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab…

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/n…
Posted by Vanessa]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:13:42 -0600 Arkansas Times
"Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's school voucher overhaul was dealt a blow Friday when a Baton Rouge area judge declared the diversion of public money by the voucher program to private schools unconstitutional. The ruling, which came almost immediately after a three-day long court hearing, came in two parts.

The first part of Judge Tim Kelley's ruling declared that the law passed to implement the controversial program -- Senate Concurrent Resolution 99 -- was done in a valid and constitutional manner.

He also ruled Act 2 -- the voucher overhaul -- did not violate the "single object" requirement of the state constitution allowing for a bill to only effect one policy at a time.

But in the second part of his ruling, Kelley declared the diversion of funds from the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) -- the formula under which per pupil public education funds are calculated -- to private entities was unconstitutional. .....

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/201…
Posted by eLwood]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:58:35 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46979738/ns/ms…
Posted by the outlier]]> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:52:41 -0600 Arkansas Times