Loose Leaves column, 1st run Sunday 5 August 2001 in The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas By Ben S. Pollock Copyright 2001 Donrey Media Group Wal-Mart has ruined me for others. By its clout, it can buy in huge quantities and entice us by passing the savings on to us. As you and I know […]
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When life hands you a lemon, write a column
Loose Leaves column, 1st run Sunday 6 May 2001 in The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas By Ben S. Pollock Copyright 2001 Donrey Media Group I am paranoid or sensible enough to fasten the seat belt every time I get in an automobile, without caring that most states, including Arkansas, mandate wearing them. My family […]
Where’s the Sin in Synonyms? Loose Leaves column, 1st run Sunday 25 March 2001 in The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas By Ben S. Pollock Copyright 2001 Donrey Media Group There may be seven deadly sins, but we don’t hear much about most of them. The reason is that they have important uses, if not […]
Loose Leaves, 1st run Sunday 22 October 2000 in The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas By Ben S. Pollock Copyright 2000 Donrey Media Group Penny wise and pound foolish is not a recipe for gluttony. Who needs to follow a recipe for that? We heard it from our elders, who got it from a bloke […]
Loose Leaves, first run Tuesday 4 April 2000 in The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas By Ben Pollock Copyright 2000 Donrey Media Group Anyone who said he was not afraid of John R. Starr is a liar. The Little Rock newspaperman died April 1. He was only 72; but, when I joined the “Arkansas Democrat” […]
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Here’s Everything I Know So Far
Loose leaves, 1st run Tuesday 30 March 1999 in The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas By Ben S. PollockCopyright 1999 Donrey Media Group Want some advice? Most, but not all, of the lessons from Mom and Dad remain sound. Isolated quotations from articles or interviews still jump to mind. Bill Clinton’s Rules of Politics resonate […]
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A Dinner with Andre
Guest column, 1st run 18 June 1994 in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Ben S. Pollock Copyright 1994 Ben S. Pollock Jr. Heaven may very well be like a bakery. Think of the smells: wheat bread, onion bagels, cinnamon rolls and doughnuts. The counters are white, its staff is dressed in white. Conversely, good bakeries are […]
Mirthology column, 1st run Thursday 17 September 1992 in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Ben S. Pollock Copyright 1992 Ben S. Pollock Too many people — and you’re probably one of them — disbelieve everything they read. Oh, come on, now. You know who I mean. The other 50 percent (statistical margin or error plus or […]
Mirthology column, 1st run Wednesday 4 April 1990 in the Arkansas Democrat By Ben S. Pollock Copyright 1990 Ben S. Pollock NEWS ITEM: A national survey of experts has shown sex education classes thoroughly teach biological aspects of the subject. However, educators have found children also need to learn the relationship of sexuality to society, […]
Mirthology column, 1st run Wednesday 20 December 1989 in the Arkansas Democrat By Ben S. Pollock Copyright 1989 Ben S. Pollock My father was a funny man, yet I cannot remember any of his jokes, except the last one. He died Dec. 19, 1985, — he was 69, me 28 — and still not a […]