One of the changes planned by the state Department of Education is to increase the teaching of world history by decreasing the time spent on Arkansas state history. The Legislature, however, mandated in 1997 one semester of state history between seventh and 12th grades. (The law and the new plan are explained a bit differently […]
Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock Men, I’m talking to you. This week we have a rare opportunity to clear up misunderstandings and clarify the Code. Real men don’t even try to understand the Code, but for the sake of our manliness we must learn a bit. This code also is known as gaydar, one fellow’s […]
“WASHINGTON (Wire Services)— Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation Monday, driven from office after a standoff with congressional critics over his honesty and competence. ‘I have lived the American dream. Even my worst days as attorney general have been better than my father’s best days,’ said Gonzales, the son of immigrants. “RICHMOND, Va. (Wire […]
Why I’m in journalism and not real business, Point 2001: I do force myself to save some salary twice a month, once to IRA things and the second to more-immediately available accounts. I do mutual funds, no-load indexed jobs just like neutral experts advise: Money market, stocks and bonds. This is called diversifying, and is […]
Not to cast doubt on my communications business but here is my story. It’s anecdotal yet true: I’ve discovered craigslist. My Beloved and I have spent the summer fixing up the house we call Shady Hill, doing things we’ve meant to do for a while, some of which since we bought it in early 1999. […]
Art museums are necessary evils. Even as they perform their important functions of archivism, centralization and certification, they rob their collected pieces of vital energy.” — Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007 DATELINE MIRTHOLOGY — It’s time, my fellow Americans, to stand up to the injustice of housing works of art in museums. […]