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News, Spin

The Efficiency Committee

In today’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (March 20), this brief on 6B, further condensed here: “The Arkansas Senate will spend about $185,000 to renovate offices for six senators and six staff members, the Senate Efficiency Committee decided Wednesday. “Walls will be built from the ceiling to the floor so [six] senators who now have cubicles … can […]

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Body, Home, Street

The Line, Part III

There are three parts to this consideration. Here is Part I. Here is Part II. The subject is the Bring the Troops Home from Iraq march and rally of Saturday afternoon, March 11, 2006. Both papers estimated 500 people attended, which is a lot. Here is a decent recap. Chalk Line There’s a joke that […]

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Body, Home, Street

The Line, Part II

There are three parts to this consideration. Here is Part I. Here is Part III. The subject is the Bring the Troops Home from Iraq march and rally of Saturday afternoon, March 11, 2006. Both papers estimated 500 people attended, which is a lot. Here is a decent recap. Party Line I went on the […]

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Body, Home, Street

The Line, Part I

There are three parts to this consideration. Here is Part II. Here is Part III. The subject is the Bring the Troops Home from Iraq march and rally of Saturday afternoon, March 11, 2006. Both papers estimated 500 people attended, which is a lot. Here is a decent recap. Cut in Line I didn’t want […]

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The Course of Words

The Irreplaceable Art Buchwald

Copyright 2006 Ben S. Pollock Now, there’s any number of articles about one of my heroes, Art Buchwald. Here is one, written by a friend, just a couple of weeks ago. Mr. Buchwald is dying, by choice. He’s well past 80, and his body is shutting down, he knows it and is refusing treatment. The […]

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The Course of Words

Frey’s fatal flaw

Copyright 2006 Ben S. Pollock A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby. This novel — ingested via a CD set with not one but three narrators portraying the four principal roles — from just last year is a good read. Besides wondering how the characters are getting along now, a week after I finished their […]