Opinion
Griz Bear Comments Attending the 4-H Awards Banquet
Posted: November 18, 2009 5:44 p.m.I really can’t say enough good things about our local 4-H programs. The 4-H clubs and activities are nothing but a positive influence on the local children and youth who participate, teaching them ethics, work values and skills which will be of benefit to them for a lifetime.
A Walk in the Park Toppled Oak Opens Door to the Past
Posted: November 18, 2009 5:44 p.m.One of the neat results from our zigzagging across the state to see all the parks is that I have become more familiar with names of small Arkansas towns.
Capitol Reports Arkansas Works Provides Career Coaches to High Schools
Posted: November 18, 2009 5:43 p.m.Beginning in January, high school guidance counselors in 58 Arkansas school districts will get a helping hand from career coaches.
A Second Opinion I Hate to Think It Could Close
Posted: November 18, 2009 5:43 p.m.Every time the issue of closing the city swimming pool comes up in city council, I can’t help but write an editorial.
Griz Bear Comments Stop the world; I want to get off!
Posted: November 11, 2009 6 a.m.Does anybody else out there ever feel like saying, “Stop the world; I want to get off” ?
A Walk in the Park Needed Plan, New Year at Hand
Posted: November 11, 2009 6 a.m.A few months back, I wrote about six-word stories and asked readers to write their own and send them to me.
Capitol Reports Budget Cuts and Adoptions
Posted: November 11, 2009 6 a.m.The state Board of Correction has imposed $6.3 million in spending cuts, which will postpone the opening of a unit for inmates with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities.
Griz Bear Comments Changes at the Newspaper and Carrying a Big Stick
Posted: November 4, 2009 2:57 p.m.So, how will the big newspaper merger in northwest Arkansas affect the Gentry and Decatur papers? That’s a question I’ve heard from a number of readers over the past week.
A Walk in the Park Talk with Centurian Makes Her Day
Posted: November 4, 2009 2:56 p.m.Last Sunday we had the fortunate opportunity to sit down and talk with a woman who recently celebrated her one-hundredth birthday.
Capitol Reports Managing Veterans’ Affairs
Posted: November 4, 2009 2:56 p.m.About 260,000 veterans of the Armed Forces live in Arkansas and 50,136 veterans or their spouses receive disability compensation or pension payments.
Capitol Reports State Government Budget Cut
Posted: October 29, 2009 3:51 p.m.State government’s budget for the current fiscal year has been cut 2.2 percent because tax revenue has slowed during the current economic recession.
A Walk in the Park How do brooms do that? A phenomenon for this time of year
Posted: October 29, 2009 3:32 p.m.“Can I take a look at your broom?” my son-in-law David asked Friday evening just after he, Andrea, and the boys had arrived at our house for dinner.
Griz Bear Comments Canoeining in the Moonlight: A Fall Story by Griz Bear
Posted: October 29, 2009 3:32 p.m.During the time I spent in northern Minnesota — now many years ago — I gained a love for canoeing, though I must admit that I haven't had the opportunity much since leaving Minnesota because I don't own a canoe.
Griz Bear Comments: Questioning the cost for a visit to the doctor
Posted: October 21, 2009 3:03 p.m.What ever happened to the days when a doctor would bind up a fellow’s wounds and fix up his ailments and then be satisfied with a load of firewood, a chicken or two, or a quarter of a hog as payment?