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Crashes claim 3
(Local News ~ 08/31/10)
CARROLL COUNTY -- Traffic accidents claimed three lives this past weekend, one at the western edge of Eureka Springs Sunday morning and two north of Berryville Sunday evening. Local residents Theodore K. Brummett, 34, and Steven R. Snow, 35, were both killed Sunday evening when the vehicle Brummett was driving went out of control and overturned several times -- ejecting six of the seven people in the vehicle...
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FFA fun on parade (Local News ~ 08/31/10)
Members of Berryville's FFA team, Chelsey Grigg, Rhett Hill, Brandy Gwinup, Nicole Miles and Sapphire Bashaw, riding atop a float, enthusiastically greeted crowds who came to view the annual Carroll County Fair Parade that passed through downtown Berryville Saturday afternoon. ... -
Women use fundraising to help wage battle against MS (Local News ~ 08/31/10)
BERRYVILLE -- Tina Ward will be donning her helmet to pedal her bike 150 miles the weekend of Sept. 11-12 to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This will be her fourth ride for the society. She took her first in 2003 "just for fun" to support a friend, but soon found she was riding to save herself... -
Arkansas eggs safe from salmonella
(Local News ~ 08/31/10)
LITTLE ROCK -- According to reports given to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, Arkansas egg producers have not found any Salmonella Enteritidis in their chickens or houses. The commission has been in close contact with the packers and distributors involved in the national recall that have been distributing eggs in Arkansas. ...
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ASMSA to host open house
(Local News ~ 08/31/10)
The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, known as the place to go to get a good scholarship for college, is hosting an Open House on Sept. 11. The 88 students graduating in 2010 received acceptances to 132 colleges and universities and earned $10.5 million in scholarships...
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Summers scores in bodybuilding (High School Sports ~ 08/31/10)
LITTLE ROCK -- Last week's sports page included a story about a young male body-builder, but a local lady also scored impressive results. Competing at the Arkansas state bodybuilding, figure and fitness championships Aug. 14, Tashia Summers, in her first competition, placed fifth in the open figure class C, and fourth in the masters (35 and over) class B... -
How much is enough? America's runaway military spending
(Column ~ 08/31/10)
The Aug. 9 announcement by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates of cost-containment measures at the Defense Department should not obscure two underlying facts. First, as he conceded, these proposed economies will not result in cutting the overall Pentagon budget, which is slated for expansion. ...
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(Local News ~ 08/31/10)
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