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No sales tax until public gets answers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/07/12)
I have gone on record in the past as supporting the tax to pay off the IRS, but after reading the recent articles in the paper and having spoke to numerous citizens, I have changed my mind. The thing I hear most, and I agree, is that the citizens want accountability. ...
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Always hard to say goodbye
(Column ~ 01/07/12)
It is never an easy thing to say good-bye to a loved one, especially a mother.
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Shahriari painting takes top honors at exhibition
(Local News ~ 01/07/12)
Blytheville physician Dr. Sia Shahriari recently won first prize in an art exhibition held at the Arts and Sciences Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff recently. Shahriari's painting, "A Portrait," placed first among more than 200 original entries, and 30 chosen for the show, the Irene Rosenzweig 2011 Biennial Exhibition...
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Museum to showcase historic photo exhibit
(Local News ~ 01/07/12)
A historic photo exhibit titled "Hope and Despair: FSA Photography in Arkansas during the Great Depression" will be on display at Delta Gateway Museum from Friday through the end of the month. The Farm Security Administration (FSA) photos document life in Arkansas and the Mississippi River Delta during the Depression years, highlighting the hardship and turmoil brought on by multiple disasters. The photos are from the Library of Congress collection...
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Fitness urge strikes early in year
(Local News ~ 01/07/12)
Nearly one out of two U.S. adults will make a New Year's resolution -- from losing weight to improving a marriage to quitting smoking -- according to a recent University of Scranton survey. According to the market research firm, Marketdata Enterprises, Americans spend more than $62 billion on health club memberships, weight-loss programs, exercise tapes and diet foods each year. ...
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Archeological Research Station sets Open Lab Day for Jan. 21
(Local News ~ 01/07/12)
The Blytheville Archeological Research Station will be opening its doors to the public Saturday, Jan. 21, for an open lab day. The open lab is going to focus on making people from the local communities more aware of the research station and what it is they do on a day-to-day basis...
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Peggy Joyce Grimes
(Obituary ~ 01/07/12)
Mrs. Peggy Joyce Grimes, 62, of Lepanto, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, in Jonesboro, after a battle with cancer. Born Feb. 5, 1949, in Moundville, Ala., she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Her parents, Spergin and Estell Cook, preceded her in death, as did one sister, Ruby Averette...
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Freddie Cleveland McKemie
(Obituary ~ 01/07/12)
Freddie Cleveland McKemie, 91, of Manila, died early Friday, Jan. 6, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Manila, he was the son of the late John William and Viola Bishop McKemie and lived much of his life in Blytheville. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was the former owner of M&M Motors in Blytheville. He was a longtime member of the Church of God of Prophecy. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother...
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Gerald Steven 'Steve' Moody
(Obituary ~ 01/07/12)
Mr. Gerald Steven "Steve" Moody, 59, of Blytheville, departed from this life Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born to Gerald Thomas and Mary Alice Johnson Moody in Blytheville, he was a lifelong resident and retired from Tenaris-Hickman Corporation as a slitter operator. Steve was a member of the Ridgecrest Baptist Church and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War...
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Austin (A.G.) Green Moody
(Obituary ~ 01/07/12)
Mr. Austin (A.G.) Green Moody of Hickory, N.C., went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, after battling a rare illness known as "Good Pasture" Syndrome. Austin was born in Dell May 13, 1937. Prior to moving to Hickory and joining First Baptist Church, Austin was a member of, and servant in, First Baptist Church in Asheville, N.C., and Providence Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C...
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