There’s a reason why the University of Arkansas will take the rest of the year to find a replacement for Coach Frank Broyles as athletic director. Chancellor John White’s first choice fell through. I turned him down. Yep. Frank announced Friday, and by Sunday I let Johnny know. It was an easy decision for me. […]
We have yet another charity that we can help for pennies a day. Yes, friends for just over $1 a week, you can feed an Arkansas legislator’s soul. He or she will feel satisfied now and for two more years, for having fulfilled a campaign promise. You can keep the change, too. Gov. Mike Beebe […]
Briefly: The president said, most recently in this morning’s news conference, that Iran — officially or unofficially, maybe its government is behind it, knows about it, or knows-no-thing — is behind some weaponry used against U.S forces in Iraq. You know, Iran’s sometime rival, sometime enemy Iraq. Now we wait for the Senate. Will presidential […]
My good friend Robert C. Benchley, the genial humorist who died 12 years before I was born, told me over lunch today there actually is something he loathes, people who feel a need to speak on your behalf when you’re perfectly able to do so yourself. He notes that often times the irksome matter is […]
“Everybody! Step out on your right foot. “I said your right foot! “No, son, your other right foot.” Coach Malone, I think it was Bill Malone, was the admired football coach of Ramsey Junior High in Fort Smith. I remember at a school reunion where a lot of us in physical education class that day […]
Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock Want to fall off a tightrope, jeopardize all chances of a future, and get high, permanent placement in the Patriot Act no fly list? Say loudly (or online) that as an American you find Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s criticism of U.S. foreign policy gets many points right.If the prime minister […]