Jobs bill a good thing
Just a few years ago our community was greatly improved by the construction of a new hospital and the satellite campus of Arkansas State University.
Unsung heroes. We all know some. We see the disabled grandmother raising three young ones, struggling to get by but always putting those children first.
Something to think about. Folks, I recently read an article in the Arkansas Democrat- Gazette by writer Mike Masterson titled, “Thank you, Vietnam vets” (4-12-11). Mike noted that the Vietnam vets were largely treated shabbily upon their return from Southeast Asia.
So much has been written about the assassination of Osama bin Laden it seems overkill to add more. With that in mind I would like to pen a few comments that might be a little different.
Let’s review for a moment the progress or lack of progress of the federal budget for the fiscal year 2012.
What would be your reaction to supporting some common sense measures that would express the beliefs of most Christians and non-Christians in Cleburne County?
I feel so blessed to live in these United States of America where we enjoy religious freedoms not found in some parts of the world.
You may be getting weary of all the wailing and moaning about a possible government shut down.
April is shaping up to be a busy month for people paying attention to the fracking controversy.
Now that we are coming closer to a two-party system in Arkansas some interesting events are occurring. It seems Governor Beebe and other old line Democrats just can’t get the message that the overwhelming majority of Arkansans don’t want to mire the country deeper in debt with Obamacare.
About a month ago I penned a column as to why our Governor and our Attorney General failed to join 28 other states in an attempt to repeal Obamacare.
If Rip Van Winkle started his elongated sleep some five years ago and instead of sleeping for 20 years he awoke in 2011, he would have a few surprises. One of the first observations looking at international affairs would be that George Bush must still be the president.
A reader said she started to get sick and she tried everything I mentioned in the column, “A few of my Favorite Things” (Feb. 2). She said it worked and she is telling all her friends. Simple things are best— right?
Something to think about. Folks, returning to the issue of the Fayetteville Shale Play, I continue to believe we as a state and community did not accomplish due diligence at the front end of this project.
I have been waiting for some adult behavior to arise from the political mess in Wisconsin.
