By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Tuesday, July 8, 2008)
Potatoes come in a variety of shapes and colors — oblong, earth-colored russets, round, rosy reds and even knobby, deep purple — but the potato that has been turning heads lately is the sunny gold potato, specifically the Yukon gold, as Kelly Brant writes in Wednesday’s Food section. These versatile tubers are distinguished by their buttery-colored flesh, not just their yellow-hued skin.
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By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Tuesday, July 8, 2008)
Dr. Dawn Martin knows exactly how the parents of some of her youngest patients feel when they arrive in her office, anxious because their children insist on biting playmates and loved ones, as reported in Wednesday’s Family section.
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The entertainer from Brinkley royally served his subjects
By Philip Martin (Contact)
(Tuesday, July 8, 2008)
Great comedians never get the respect they deserve, although comedy is arguably the most difficult (and noble) endeavor any would-be entertainer can attempt. » Read story.
by ellen simon the associated press
(Tuesday, July 8, 2008)
NEW YORK — On the street, Caroll Spinney is a 74-year-old of modest proportions. On the job, transformed into Big Bird, he stands 8 feet 2 inches tall and is 6 years old. » Read story.
by diane holloway cox news service
(Tuesday, July 8, 2008)
AUSTIN, Texas — The dog days of summer came early this year, in part due to the smothering wave of reality TV. » Read story.
carolyn hax
(Tuesday, July 8, 2008)
While I’m away, readers give the advice: On marriage and diminished sex drives: I am a well-off, professional, 38-year-old woman, married 10 years to another professional, with two small children. I love and respect my husband and our life together. » Read story.
heloise
(Tuesday, July 8, 2008)
DEAR HELOISE: While serving a mission for my church in Bolivia, my purse was taken one evening in a restaurant. Since I rarely carried it, I didn’t have anything of value to a thief in it. I only had it that evening because I needed my glasses to read the menu! I wasn’t terribly upset when he took it, as I knew that I hadn’t lost anything that I couldn’t replace — my glasses being the most inconvenient item for me to replace, and the $11 it contained! » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Monday, July 7, 2008)
Louis Jordan, the entertainer from Brinkley, would have been 100 years old today had he not died in 1975. Jordan was a harbinger, if not he originator, of rock ‘n’ roll. Renowned as a superlative entertainer, Jordan was a masterful performer who royally served his subjects. His music wasn’t arty, but it swings with all the precision of the great big bands such as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. Jordan was innovative, but his innovations were in service to of the performance. » Read story.
Nature guide, entertainer, janitor - you name it, a state park interpreter can do it
By Kate Schuman (Contact)
(Monday, July 7, 2008)
James Mullins, a park interpreter for 21 years at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, gets this question often: “Interpreter? Well, what language do you speak?” Julie Lovett, interpreter at Woolly Hollow State Park, and Jason Parrie, interpreter at DeGray Lake Resort State Park, have heard that, too. » Read story.
By Celia Storey (Contact)
(Monday, July 7, 2008)
Brooks Sports is revamping its running shoes so they’ll break down faster — in a landfill. » Read story.
By Michael Storey (Contact)
(Monday, July 7, 2008)
HAPPY TRAILS HIATUS Location: Anywhere there’s air conditioning or at least a tall, tall shade tree by the lake. Length: Instead of distance, this “hike” is one of time. Let’s all meet back here in September. » Read story.
billy graham
(Monday, July 7, 2008)
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Recently, I read an article in one of those supermarket tabloids that claimed the Bible is full of messages in secret code that can reveal the future to us. The examples given were very persuasive, but I couldn’t help but wonder why God did it this way. Is this story true? » Read story.
heloise
(Monday, July 7, 2008)
DEAR HELOISE: When I receive a floral arrangement, I take a picture of it to give to the sender. Then I buy the exact silk flowers and replicate the arrangement. » Read story.
abigail van buren
(Sunday, July 6, 2008)
DEAR ABBY: I am 12 and have bad problems at school. Whenever I’m behind, can’t figure out a problem or just want to get it done, I cheat. » Read story.
By Helaine Williams (Contact)
(Sunday, July 6, 2008)
Note: This is Part Two of a Let’s Talk miniseries on Washington. » Read story.
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