Shy of a Load I haven’t thought of Coach Jim Rowland in ages, but apparently he’s still there, now athletic director for Fort Smith, Arkansas, Public Schools. His address to the School Board there Monday the 24th inspired the editorial “That Is All” in The City Wire regional news website. How did I know Rowland, […]
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Here are links, annotated, mentioned in my portion of a Panel on Ethics at the 39th annual conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, in Indianapolis. These were prepared with the assumption the room would have a projector etc. Wrong. I had a Plan B — always have a Plan B as well as […]
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Hang Separately
America is not a nice country. Hardly any of the other countries think so. If they say the U.S. is a nice nation, that’s for show, to stay on our good side. It’s just to be nice. We are a nation led by elected officials, often compromised by “contributions,” as we call them. We are […]
Of course I’d known of him, Miller Williams. In the 1990s, living in Little Rock, I was relearning how to read verse. He was an Arkansas poetry icon, along with Maya Angelou and John Gould Fletcher. We claim a good share of songwriters as well. Miller died Jan. 1, 2015, at age 84. • • […]
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Snack on Vegan Schnecken
Yes, schnecken can be veganized. I wouldn’t be posting, but the sweet rolls were a hit at a party Christmas afternoon. The friends won’t know the pastries were animal free until they read this. The earlier recipe, in this Brick “Savor Schnecken Like a Snail,” was last updated a year ago, and it stands as […]
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Ends Do Not Justify Mean
This “119” fight in my hometown could’ve just offended me like the reasonable person I think I am. But it enrages, rekindling a pair of memories. While I support full nondiscrimination in my community and country, when proposed this summer Fayetteville Ordinance 5703 / Chapter 119 Civil Rights Administration fell shy. Surely I could retain […]