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Monthly Archives: June 2010

From Moma to Mopa

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Copyright 2010 Ben S. Pollock DATELINE MIRTHOLOGY — My client Crystal Britches was sweltering in her plastic rain gear. It neared 90 this morning at the Fayetteville Farmers Market — nearly all the summer veggies were available but no musicians or sidewalk artists — but the forecast had projected rain. “Hon’. I thought I’d find [...]

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Helen Thomas, Ripped in Pieces

Friday, June 11, 2010

A statement on Helen Thomas from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, written by Ben Pollock as its vice president, edited by informal committee: For decades, Helen Thomas has been a paragon for younger journalists and her closing her career as a bad role model provides lessons as well, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists [...]

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Robo Fall

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Copyright 2010 Ben S. Pollock Dear Democratic and Republican parties of Arkansas, and all the interest groups at sea: On behalf of the news media of the state — and independent blogs such as this, seeing that the corporate media don’t pay me to represent them but instead to shape text — I want to [...]

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Blind Spot

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

They’re not miracles. You can call them that, and sometimes I do, but we’re all going to die someday, and the fact I didn’t croak Monday is just life. Maybe, it’s just death. Monday my pooch and I were not tapped by a live, falling electric wire. Last week I was on Interstate 540 heading [...]

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Run Down for Runoff

Sunday, June 6, 2010

That’s why we have the committee system.” Let’s nominate this as the quote of the spring 2010 primary campaign season. Dave Bisbee is executive of Benton County, Ark. He’s seeking re-election. The field of candidates was narrowed in May, and the runoff for county judge is Tuesday the 8th. It’s a Republican primary, no Democrats [...]

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