Arkansas Blog

I heard this piece on the radio this afternoon and it was very, very good.

The people responsible for ripping off the Gazette's masthead and melding it with the Democrat's would be unable to sleep at night if they had any integrity at all.

. . . The people responsible for ripping off the Gazette's masthead and melding it with the Democrat's would be unable to sleep at night if they had any integrity at all. . . .

Case closed.

Ah, the rest of the story:

"One white reader wrote in to say "I hope you not only get a hole through your office door but through your stupid head." (The letter was written by Iona Lott, mother of the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. Senate, Trent Lott -- still of Pascagoula.)"
(from the 2nd story)

I noted that too, Lwood. Ordinarily, I would consider it bad form to go after someone's mother like that, but in Lott's case, the apple is still apparently lying 'neath the tree, so what the hell? Let 'er rip!

I really enjoyed the NPR report on the Arkansas Gazette's History in Civil Rights and central high school and its role in the Conflict
Being a former Gazette paper Boy during the late 1960's and early 1970's during the Veit Nma War i can truly say i miss this paper and reading it daily , since 1991 i've not enjoyed any paper in Arkansas beside the Arkansas Times , i wish we had a daily ,Arkansas Times newpaper one can only wish I know MAX .....
Tha Arkansas Gazette was truly the best printed paper this side of the mississippi river Bar none ..... the D-OG is a mere shell of the Gazzette's former greatness . i do not subscribe to it have not since 1991 ....

Interesting links posted in the NPR story. In the media, Little Rock remains a symbol of racism as if this problem was exclusive to the south - when actually, LR should (hopefully) be a symbol of how it can be progressively diminished and someday overcome.

But, when you look at LR, you see there is still a quite a way to go.

It would be interesting to see some statistical measure of perceived evidence of "racism" in a comparison of Little Rock, Detroit, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, Seattle and Provo or other appropriate cities.

I saw my copy of _Warriors Don't Cry_ the other day and thought what a great book that would be (or one comparable to it) for the "If All of Arkansas Read" book for next year in honor of the anniversary.

Who selects that title? Central AR Library Systems? Anyone help me on that? I'd like to make the suggestion.

Re: _Warriors Don't Cry_ ... for the "If All of Arkansas Read" book for next year in honor of the anniversary.

Who selects that title? Central AR Library Systems?...

The Arkansas State Library selects those titles.