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Thank goodness for West Virginia. But for them, Arkansas's population would have the lowest percentage of college graduates in the country.

Posted by Max Brantley on May 16, 2008 06:27 AM | Permalink

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Why, shit, we don't need no education. . .look what education has done for California. . .teacher, leave them kids alone

Posted by: ozarkrazo | May 16, 2008 07:10 AM

Economics is undoubtedly a huge factor in Arkansas's abysmally low rate of college graduates (as though a 27% national graduate rate is something to crow about). Just yesterday, Arkansas Tech announced a 5% hike in tuition beginning this summer. Tuition at the U.of A. will be 6% higher this fall; and there'll be similar increases at most of the state's schools. These tuition (and fee) increases are all the more reason to support Bill Halter's proposal for a state lottery to fund college scholarships. More than 71,000 Arkies have signed petitions to get the lottery proposal on the November 4 ballot. Have you Arkansas Times blogsters out there done your part by signing up? And, will you vote YES come the election?

Posted by: durangokid | May 16, 2008 08:59 AM

I don't have no college ed but, I once got laid on the Tulane campus.

Posted by: jazzy | May 16, 2008 01:24 PM

Jesus Christ, jazzy! I didn't go to Tulane, but I once got laid on the Tulane campus, too. We're talkin' 1966 or thereabouts. Do ya think? --- No way!

Posted by: durangokid | May 16, 2008 03:46 PM

Ok AT, tell us about how we don't need Halter's education Lottery money.

When a guv is setting on one the largest surpluses in our history and higher ed
funding is being cut, yes, I will sign an education lottery any day, vote for it as
many times as I can. No more sawmill towns!

Posted by: L.Wood | May 16, 2008 04:29 PM

Hummmmmmm, 1966....were you a prof in the chemical engineering dept.???????????

Posted by: jazzy | May 16, 2008 04:47 PM

Naw,,,,,if it had been me you would never forget!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: jazzy | May 16, 2008 09:33 PM

Not smart enough to be a prof babe. And you are right....could never forget you.....Southern girls are hell at night!

Posted by: durangokid | May 16, 2008 10:56 PM

Southern gals are right special.....like to think of myself as *earthy*.............
hey, I finally rec'd a pix of Zelda and she is one little doll. We have been e-mailing, thanks Max,
I sent her pix of myself and alllllllll my family.
So glad I found AT blog and all you guys, makes me lose sleep but, I don't wake up anymore
at 4 a.m.
I'm sure you are as smart as a Tulane prof.....he was pretty dumb,,,,had a wife and 5
daughters.............no good in the sack.

Posted by: jazzy | May 16, 2008 11:29 PM

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