The oldest person I ever met was 104, named Sylvester, who lived on a sharecropper's plot in Mississippi with his two hounds.
Sylvestor was the oldest living survivor of the Civil War at that time, 1967.
Most of his time was spent in his rocking chair playing the harmonica and smoking a pack of Pall Malls each day. They were still unfiltered back then.
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Life and death
Date: 11/19/2009
By:
David Koon
Not many were shocked when Curtis Lavelle Vance was found guilty last week of capital murder, rape, residential burglary and theft of property in the October 2008 beating death of KATV anchor Anne Pressly.
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Xmas access nixed
Date: 11/19/2009
By:
Arkansas Times Staff
Two weeks ago we reported on the efforts of the Arkansas Society of Freethinkers to put up a winter solstice display on the grounds of the state Capitol.
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Charter school wisdom
Date: 11/19/2009
By:
Arkansas Times Staff
The state Board of Education last week demonstrated a more searching approach to charter school applications than it has sometimes shown.
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Comments
I think this is great...just heard it tonight.
Babs has some great pipes at 67!
For you, my friend.
Posted by: Sistertoldja
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August 25, 2009 10:49 PM
The oldest person I ever met was 104, named Sylvester, who lived on a sharecropper's plot in Mississippi with his two hounds.
Sylvestor was the oldest living survivor of the Civil War at that time, 1967.
Most of his time was spent in his rocking chair playing the harmonica and smoking a pack of Pall Malls each day. They were still unfiltered back then.
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Posted by: eLwood
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August 30, 2009 06:02 AM