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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

September 5, 1967: Leaving On a Jet Plane -- The Institute of European Studies Adventure Begins

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I know what I was doing fifty years ago today, and I cannot think of anything else I would rather have been doing. Thanks to my good fortun...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Mayor A.K. Hartman and the Brindle-tails Usurp Little Rock’s 1870 Election, To No Avail

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In November 1870, aldermen Frederick Kramer of the first ward and Asa Richmond of the third ward ran for re-election to the Little Rock cit...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

The Crazy Day in 1871 When Little Rock’s City Council Voted 701 Times to Elect Its President

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Twelve clangs from the clock on the east wall of Little Rock’s city council chamber interrupted the aldermen as they were about to cast a...
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Calling All Idgits

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So I was searching the newspapers of genealogybank.com for the name “Hammerand” because a woman from St. Louis by the name of Emilie Hammer...
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Friday, December 16, 2016

Come Hither Keats to Praise the Beauty of European Hotel Breakfasts

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If I were a poet, I would write an ode to the European breakfast. Well, more specifically, to the complementary breakfasts served by modera...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

The Season of Justin and J.D.

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            Among Fayetteville High School’s (FHS) many memorable sports teams, the 1961-62 basketball  team must be rated as one of the ...
Monday, December 12, 2016

Three Changes in Vienna, Two of them Good

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During my Vienna visit in late November, I noticed three changes that might interest past and future visitors.  Two of the changes were pos...