Stories from Sunday, February 3, 2013

How much more can be done to help Blytheville grow? Have we hit a roadblock? Well, there is something that would put a little spark in our local economy. It's amazing that our leadership hasn't pursued this obvious project before ... a project created and funded by a local initiative that will cost our citizens nothing...

Raise your hand if you've read "The Godfather." Now put it back down if you've only seen the movie and you think that's the same thing. Because it's not. While Mario Puzo's epic book is certainly worth an entire column devoted to singing its praises, I have only mentioned it because I want to take an extremely roundabout route to my actual topic. I know you're surprised...