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Corrections: For the Record An article on Thursday about the arraignment of three men in the shooting of two New York police officers, one of whom died, misstated the schedule set by a judge for a trial in the case. The trial is expected to begin by February, not by ‘Feb. 30.’ The error occurred [...]

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 [...]

Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock Last Monday, the 7th, newspaper publisher Walter E. Hussman, Jr. had an op-ed piece published in The Wall Street Journal. The essay already had been distributed to employees. The Journal apparently cut his first graf, a soft intro. It read fine this way. As usual the hyperlink won’t be provided [...]

I’m trying to kill my library. Not the Fayetteville Public Library, my own stash. They sag shelves in the living room, dining room, sunporch, office, two bedrooms and the laundry room of our manse, Shady Hill. We’ve lived here eight years, and it’s time for painting the walls, even behind the books. A gallon or [...]

Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock “In light that your entire talk focused on the importance of the imagination and getting at truth through invention, Mr. Rushdie, would you analyze, discuss or comment on the widespread public infatuation with memoir?” The UA moderator cut the 15 minutes of Q-and-A precisely. I wasn’t next at the microphone [...]