by - May 11, 2014 10:46 am
A fortunate son
A lot has changed in Mom’s world. The world in 1949, the year of her birth, was a crazy place. Europe was rebuilding its continental economy, the Soviets were rattling…
Tag: riff raff
by - April 29, 2014 6:37 pm
A message for Sen. Boozman
A heartfelt message to you, U.S. Sen. John Boozman, is to go away. Just for a few months. And not because we don’t want you around; it’s because we’d like…
by - April 22, 2014 12:18 pm
A recycled essay on Earth Day
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it. – H.L. Mencken Recently toured several of the fine museums in Chicago. The city…
by - March 2, 2014 4:45 pm
Comprehensive coverage conundrum
There was a recent meeting of the steering committee that is part of this $340,000 comprehensive planning study by the city of Fort Smith to figure out something about something…
by - December 12, 2013 9:36 pm
Water whirled
In case you were wondering, we checked and are confident that the concepts and planning and budgeting for this on-again, off-again water park at Ben Geren Regional Park were not…
by - November 13, 2013 10:16 pm
The sound of politics
Wondering how to respond to this idiocy-bordering-on-insanity that emerges hourly from Washington DeeCee like moldy-oatmeal looking detritus from a deeply infected and open brown recluse bite wound? With a mixed…
by - November 4, 2013 8:47 pm
Study haul
Let’s again talk about this 18-month study on which Fort Smith taxpayers are doling out $340,000 for an adventure into collective self-analysis that, solely out of respect for some of…
by - October 16, 2013 2:33 pm
The shutdown is your fault
The 535 members of Congress and the kids over at The White House are gathering a lot of blame for this shutdown thingy and the complete cluster that is our…
by - September 23, 2013 6:47 pm
Campus reflections
On the well-manicured University of Arkansas at Fort Smith campus it was early evening, with the dusk again managing the shift change between day and night. This time of soft…
by - September 5, 2013 10:10 pm
Let’s get gassed
There are a few points to make about Fort Smith officials taking a close look at using compressed natural gas (CNG) as a fuel alternative in a portion of its…
by - July 9, 2013 5:24 pm
Let’s give a damn
The two daughters at the Tilley home are frequently encouraged to be aware of the world around them; keep their head on a swivel; to make the attempt to walk…
by - June 25, 2013 11:33 am
High on Jesus
Let’s fire this sucker up with a question for the Christians out there. What was your take on Nik Wallenda’s constant pleading for Jesus’ protection and grace and wind-calming abilities…
by - June 2, 2013 10:38 pm
The politics of nonsense
Enough already with folks like our United States Senator Mark Pryor of Arkansas saying Obamacare is not so bad because the Republican-controlled legislature in Arkansas voted for a plan to…
by - May 12, 2013 8:19 pm
Here we are again
“You will never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.” – Irish proverb Here we are again in Fort Smith with another study. This time it’s an…
by - April 29, 2013 11:09 am
Media smarts
Folks sometimes wonder about the intelligence of us media folks. I was laid off by one of them big newspaper companies, so my IQ must have been below the bar….
by - April 21, 2013 6:12 pm
Recycling and gift shops
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it. – H.L. Mencken Recently toured several of the fine museums in Chicago. The city…
by - April 15, 2013 9:06 pm
Of game changers and barbecues
The optimist says the HMA deal bringing around 400 new and good-paying jobs to the Fort Smith area is a sign the region can recover from the more than 12,000…
by - February 24, 2013 6:34 pm
Billy says make it pretty
Billy, the old friend from the college days at Arkansas Tech University, called this week to get an update on a previous conversation. He’d traveled into Fort Smith a few…
by - January 13, 2013 8:29 am
Cotton’s politics
The shiny new U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, who with a Republican label represents Arkansas’ expansive and politically diverse 4th Congressional District, isn’t making friends within the national media and what…
by - January 6, 2013 6:24 pm
Teenage politics
The older of the young ladies in the Fort Smith branch of the Tilley family is in the process of morphing into a teenager. There is a new sense of…