Arkansas Blog

"It was, however, precisely 50 percent of what I had been making shortly before at the Arkansas Gazette."

Yeah, but Max, the Gazette went under and Donrey didn't.

Two words for the Donrey, Wehco, and Stephens Media journalistic wage slaves: Newspaper Guild.

>>He's one of the reasons I've thought artists are natural Republicans-they have vision and, like the best entrepreneurs, will do anything they must to realize it.<<

How true. I've never thought of republicans as inspired artists. Just shows you how foolish and negligent I've been. However, lately the canvas in Iraq is getting pretty damn ugly and the rest of them splattered with oil as they are, smelling foul.

Congratulations to Jonathan Reynolds on his book and top notch reviews. And a big load of sympathy for being the son of Don W. Reynolds. I wonder if he ever met his father, and if he did does he have a single memory of a pleasant time with the old frog?

One of the most hated men in America in his lifetime, it still gives me pleasure to know he's finally dead. Every waking moment of his life was devoted to making money no matter what he had to do to make it happen. He was a monster that makes Dick Cheney look like a cute fluffy kitten.

That he has a few children proves either he did have a moment or two not devoted to greed or perhaps in a lighter moment he noticed 4 women with some folding money in their purse. You can bet love had nothing to do with it.

White I am delighted that the Don W. Reynolds Foundation has a billion dollars to spread around the south and southwest throwing up structures that bear his name, and while it will benefit the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of the vast number of employees he cheated in life. Nothing can be done to make restitutions to his victims.

I often feel like a tourist in Iraq, visiting one of Saddam's palaces. Very impressive things....but brought about by the suffering of thousands of people over a 60 year reign of terror.

One thing for sure, a couple of Jumbo-trons won't replace years of being cheated out of a living wage. Won't make up for the undeserved public firings the old frog liked to accomplish about every time he landed in one of his fiefdoms...an act he thought kept the rest of the workers on their toes.

It still tickles me that during his last visit to Fort Smith when he was old and wheelchair bound and very blinky, he was presented to one of our leading couples in town and upon meeting them he slid his hand up the womans dress and made several comments about pussy. Yeah....stay classy Don.

On thing for sure, Don W. Reynolds would have loved the Bush era, because he was one of them even before they were even born. The end justifies the means ya know. Destroy anything in your path ya know. It all belonged to me...ya know.

Every year on the 29th of October we have a FDR party at our house. It's times like these that make me wish I believed in a fiery bubbling hell. Best of luck and may only good things happen to Jonathan Reynolds.

The spouse once worked for a small paper (since gobbled up by the chains) and was offered another job after years of frustration over low wages, long hours and no benefits.

Sent notice to the owners of intent to leave. The owners arrived at the office a day later and offered an additional $2,500.

That was still $5,500 less and the new job offered a pension, double the vacation days, and 95% payment of health insurance premiums for the employee and the ability to cover the family by paying that premium with a payroll deduction. Needless to say the offer to stay was declined.

"Yeah, but Max, the Gazette went under and Donrey didn't."

Depends on what you mean by "under".

How about "out of business"?