OPINION | Tom Dillard: Last column remembers firsts
Editor's Note: To our great sorrow, this is Tom Dillard's last weekly column. We wish him all the best in this attempt at retirement.
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OPINION | Tom Dillard: Cemeteries contain important pieces of Arkansas’ past
For readers who do not share my enthusiasm for cemeteries, please forgive this second-in-a-row foray into some of the burial grounds of Arkansas.
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OPINION | Tom Dillard: Graveyards tell more than ghost stories about Arkansas
Cemeteries are great places to walk and contemplate. Each has a history.
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OPINION | Tom Dillard: UA Press vital in recording history of Arkansas
This is my 1,000th column published since August 2002. I had planned on retiring when I reached 1,000 columns, but I have decided to delay my departure until t…
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OPINION| Tom Dillard: Smart family makes mark on automobile history
In last week's column I addressed the advent of the automobile in Arkansas. This week we turn our attention to the Smart family of Pine Bluff -- which can only…
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OPINION | Tom Dillard: From first cars inevitably came first car crash
Not long ago, as I traveled one rainy morning to Little Rock on Interstate 30, the traffic slowed to a crawl before coming to a complete stop. As I sat there s…
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OPINION | Tom Dillard: Medicinal herbs in demand during Civil War
Today I saw a photograph of U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth. She was smiling broadly as she campaigned from a wheelchair. Among many other things, she is a double am…
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OPINION | Tom Dillard: Ewell McCright another colorful Arkansas character
My friend Ray Baxter, a veteran lawyer in Benton, tells great stories about the late Ewell McCright, another member of the Benton bar. I came to know Ray when …
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Tom Dillard: Dinner guests include Joe T. Robinson, Maud Crawford, Leslie Stringfellow
If I had the power to summon the dead, who would I invite to a Halloween dinner? Since Halloween is all about fantasy, please indulge my imagination as I selec…
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Tom Dillard: Nonfiction’s best includes Blevins, Randolph, Dumas, Cone
Last week I reported on an ongoing and informal discussion among Facebook friends responding to my query about their favorite Arkansas writers. Having discusse…
