I was glad that Jeff wrote the piece earlier today about how President Obama deserved credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden for two reasons. First, it proved that Jeff was still alive, which was something that we all…
The Wimpiest Generation
In 1998, Tom Brokaw wrote the book The Greatest Generation, telling the story of those who grew up during The Great Depression, fought through WWII, and helped re-build the country in the process. These were extraordinarily tough people, working first…
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” -Galileo
It ain’t about that paper. It’s about me hurtin’ his people and messin’ with his world. –Omar Little While this quote is very context specific — Omar’s explaining why he robbed Marlo Stanfield — there is an underlying point to…
Princella Smith Has Mastered Time Travel
Hyperbole? Hardly! I mean, just look at this series of events: On April 12, 2011, Princella Smith was arrested and booked in Wynne, Arkansas, at 12:36pm on charges of driving without proof of insurance, driving without a state-issued license, and…
"Even the politicians have learned – but, as usual, the politicians are much slower than the people they want to lead."
I don’t know what it is about Secretary of State Mark Martin (and the horde of retread Republicans who work for him) that constantly brings Hunter S. Thompson to mind. My guess is that it has to do with the…
Questions raised with new Arkansas House video, audio rules
[Editor’s note: The following story is a collaborative effort among Roby Brock (Talk Business), Matt Campbell (Blue Hog Report), Michael Tilley (The City Wire), and Jason Tolbert (The Tolbert Report).] A communications policy adopted by the Arkansas House of Representatives…