We were talking Sunday over coffee about the Demzette publishing a conversational yet solid-punching essay by UA’s Mohja Kahf as the lede piece in the Perspective (editorial) section. Under her name is printed The Washington Post, where the piece first ran a week ago. We were proud. Mohja is one of us. Not just a “Fate-ville” …
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Yes Sir, That’s His Baby
Relaxation tip: Ignore the presidential campaigns because it’s 15 months before November 2008. It’s six months before any primaries that matter. Why get worked up? A good part of the chaff will be be blown away by either luck or strong campaigners so you won’t get your hopes up for some goofus. Entertainment advice: Enjoy …
Security Is Observation
This week, the newspaper says, the town of Lowell is installing a $1,500 Panasonic video camera on a 200-foot cell tower. It will record the “south, west, north and portions of the east sides” 24 hours a day. Mayor Perry Long says, “It will be used for security, not for observation. We’re not in the …
Deathly Hallowed Words
You can read here the last, first: He had no further intercourse with
There Was a Crooked Man
They offered me the office, offered me the shop They said I better take anything they got Do you wanna make tea at the BBC? Do you wanna be, do really wanna be a cop? Career opportunities are the ones that never knock” – from “Career Opportunities,” Joe Strummer/Mick Jones, The Clash Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock …
Lens on Fort Smith
In a Brick from a few weeks back I referred to a recent novel that had Fort Smith, Arkansas, as one of its main locales. But I hadn’t read but a few pages. It’s time to do the right thing: finish and reflect. It’s A Secret Word by Jennifer Paddock, 2004, published by Touchstone, an …
What Makes America Great
From today’s Democrat-Gazette The site currently under construction isn’t a replica of the original building, but a ‘faithful facsimile.’” – Tommy Jameson, project architect for Little Rock’s new Mosaic Templars black history museum. I’m not trying to advocate more drinking. I’m trying to get more tax revenue for our county.” – Richard Hodo, owner of …
