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Lessons to be learned from living alone
Comments Updated: Jul 04, 2012 2:44pmFor the past week my roommate has been abroad visiting her sister. During this seven-day span, which is the first time I’ve ever lived alone, I have learned a lot — the most important of which is...
Ten killers manage to delay justice again
Comments Jul 04, 2012 2:29pmArkansas can continue to sentence killers to death, but can’t execute them, thanks to a 5-2 state Supreme Court ruling Friday that declared the Arkansas Method of Execution Act was...
Baptists vote shows break from the past
Comments Jul 04, 2012 2:21pmTwo men made the news this week, both of whom said the right thing when it mattered most: one after being in the wrong place at the wrong time, one while being in the right place at the right time...
Happy Dad’s Day to those who qualify
Comments Jun 29, 2012 10:21pmOccasionally, this column is about great men. Today, it’s about good men.
The older I have grown, the more I have appreciated the difference. Being great is about achievement, while being...
Keeping Old Testament straight in our heads
Comments Jun 29, 2012 8:09pmThe Books of the Old Testament are sometimes hard to keep straight. Sure, some of us might be able to list them in order, but we might not remember what to find where.
Here’s a down and...
‘Neighbors’ has different meaning here
Comments Jun 29, 2012 7:46pmThe idea of being neighbors in New York City is not quite the same as actually being neighbors anywhere else. The idea of being “neighbors” in NYC seems to mean that whoever happens to live next...
Patience not easy in world of instant results
Comments Updated: Jun 28, 2012 5:22pmEvery year a pop song is dubbed the hit of the summer. This year, it seems to be that catchy (annoying?) tune by Carly Ray Jepson, “Call Me Maybe.” The song has been showcased by everyone from NPR...
Legends do not need autonomy in BCS
Comments Updated: Jun 28, 2012 10:57pmLITTLE ROCK — Quaint sounding, the idea that a group of wise old coaches will be entrusted to identify the best four college football teams is not the end-all to a secondary issue in the...
Jack Greene reflects on career
Comments Updated: Jun 28, 2012 10:52pmForty-five years ago, the Country Music Association held its first awards show. Today, the event is a spectacle and the highlight of the year for the genre. On that evening in 1967, Jack Greene...
No excuse for missing Mother’s Day
Comments Updated: Jun 28, 2012 5:27pmLately, I’ve been a horrible daughter. I missed Mother’s Day. I didn’t do anything for my mother to commemorate the occasion. I slacked on my daughterly duties because I was tired from having...