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Tales from the life of Ms. Crystal Britches

Three School Monte

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Copyright 2008 Ben S. Pollock
DATELINE MIRTHOLOGY — With a maneuver some describe as canny, the Greenland School District annexed Fayetteville Public Schools, officials with both announced Wednesday morning.
The new body will be called the Greater Greenland School District and will use the facilities and personnel of both. Thus, three high schools will educate teens and [...]

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Hog in a Poke

Friday, June 6, 2008

Copyright 2008 Ben S. Pollock
DATELINE MIRTHOLOGY — “So Crystal, you were there in Morrilton this morning?
“Looking for a good price on Petit Jean ham, but all I could find were University of Arkansas trustees. Saw them going for the poke as well as the pig.”
“That may have been the sale of the century,” I said, [...]

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Schools Daze

Friday, May 9, 2008

Copyright 2008 Ben S. Pollock
DATELINE MIRTHOLOGY — Fayetteville philanthropist Crystal Britches didn’t understand. Not my newspaper nor the other one nor any TV station quoted her remarks at a public hearing held a month ago by the Future of Fayetteville High School Select Committee II. Maybe she showed up at the wrong meeting — [...]

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Dentist Examines Gift Horse

Friday, February 29, 2008

Copyright 2008 Ben S. Pollock
DATELINE MIRTHOLOGY — That would be me, a metaphorical dentist, just for the morning. Even though as a journalist, ethics forbids me from volunteering in politics I have over the years taken on other tasks outside the newsroom. It’s a nice way to meet interesting people, and one actually gets to [...]

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