“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
Several Bentonville [Ark.] High School students were suspended last week after being caught on camera in what school officials believe was a gang initiation, according to Bentonville Superintendent Gary Compton. Compton described the incidents as a possible ‘gang jump-in’ that took place Jan. 22 and 23 at the high school. ‘We believe it was a […]
Professionals — as opposed to, what, amateurs — and professions, as opposed to, what, trades, already were on my mind when a Fayetteville High School English teacher decided to set the record straight in a carefully written op-ed piece that just appeared in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Milton Burke, the teacher, began by explaining the […]
We in Arkansas are proud of our governor, Mike Huckabee. It’ll be a shame to lose him to term limits in 2 1/2 years, as he has grown in office even in the eyes of progressive sorts. He went from being a rigid Republican and a member of the evangelical right — he’s an ordained […]
Copyright 2006 Ben S. Pollock Justice for horses Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006. NEWS ITEM — Fayetteville High’s band is scheduled Monday to march two places behind the Rose Parade’s grand marshal, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. They’ll find it easier to stay in step than me. In Fort Smith parades, my high school’s […]
Tea for two, commencement for one Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock April 10,25, 2004. To a graduating high school senior, whose identity I’m not otherwise revealing. This is advice about your coming college experience. These comments are not "nice." If anyone disagrees, fine; I could be wrong. That sentence was written by the nice me. […]