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Common Core Standards Are Introduced

Common Core Standards Are Introduced

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With the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, Arkansas has begun the transition toward teaching national mathematics and English curricula known as Common Core State Standards.…

Conservative Framing Doesn’t Make Sense

Conservative Framing Doesn’t Make Sense

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So-called Conservatives are very good at inventing story-lines, names, and slogans. They provide simple explanations for those who prefer simple answers. Nowhere is this truer than with economic issues.…

Those Darn Editorials

Those Darn Editorials

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Every week about 7000 eyeballs roll across the pages of this little rag-tag rag in search of something. We ask, and the answers indicate that reader satisfaction is based on what interests them. …

New Criteria for Academic Distress

New Criteria for Academic Distress

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Several members of the state Board of Education suggested newer and tougher standards for determining whether an Arkansas school district should be classified as being in academic distress.…

Working Together Deserves Kudos

Working Together Deserves Kudos

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Observant Observer readers no doubt saw the quarter-page ad in last week’s edition for the upcoming Half Marathon and 5K run coming to Winslow.…

Improvements Coming to State Hospital

Improvements Coming to State Hospital

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The State Hospital has agreed to a far-reaching improvement plan that will keep federal funding of the facility intact for the next year.…

The Other Golden Rule

The Other Golden Rule

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Some say the money changers rule the world by controlling the flow of money through international monetary funds and treaties that diminish the sovereignty of nations.…