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Endorsing Conner Eldridge for U.S. Senate Let’s leave the 2016 presidential race a moment. It’ll continue without us. Let’s consider Congress. From an Arkansas view. The Republican Party has had majorities in the House and Senate the last two years. The party has worked hard to oppose most of the Democratic president’s agenda for both […]
TULSA — Somewhere in the mist of the beginnings of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists arose two icons, Ernie Pyle and Will Rogers. NSNC has other now-ghostly mentors, including Erma and Molly and Art, but these two men from the first half of the 20th century are the modern mentors of columns. It’s taken me years […]
It’s only Oct. 1, and my prescription for Damnitol is nearly out. I may not have any more refills authorized. Dr. O’Connell probably thinks I’m popping them like peppermints. Maybe I am. This week, though, I’ve figured out a drug-free solution, maybe even drub free: Form a club: the Basket of Responsibles. This is a third […]
House outside Fairfield, Iowa, June 2016 Copyright 2016 Ben S. Pollock Jr.
ForksOverKnives.com, the website of the 2011 documentary, piqued my interest a few months ago with a recipe for “Chickpea Omelet.” No, it’s not lumpy with garbanzos. The dish is a savory thick pancake using flour ground from the bean. Update: Similar versions use a thin batter for a crepe-like effect: the Indian dosa and central African […]
Mr. Developer, Tear Down This Wall. Pull over the other walls. Haul off the rubble and rebar. Thank you. It’s a straightforward request but due a complicated, expensive and apparently years in length answer. Thursday (March 24), I made the request to the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, that something be done about remains of the […]