CabinWindow: Thumbs Cheers, jeers and a quote
Old Glory out front. Do yourself a favor Saturday and get an American flag on display. This is the prime time of the year to show that you are a proud American. And if you are an American and not proud, then our sympathies are with you in your moment of need. Little flags work just as well as big ones. Flag display doesn't have to be for competition.
Unusual response. Who knew this many people cared about Michael Jackson? He seems to be much larger in death than he was in his odd life.
Meaningful casts. If we have to choose someone to go bass fishing with, it may well be John Higman of Evansville, the one in Washington County, Ark., not in Indiana. Higman led the 2008 Big Bass Bonanza chase for $100,000 with a 7.81-pound fish until the final hours then lost out. This year, Higman burst forth on the final day with a 7.30-pound bass and captured the hundred grand prize. He fished the Fort Smith pool of the Arkansas River, an area not known for large largemouths.
The luck of the draw. Another winner is Nathan Swaffar of Vilonia, who received one of 25 elk hunting permits from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for this fall's limited permit hunt in the Buffalo River country. Several thousand Arkansans apply for these free permits each year. A quick tip, Nathan, from people who have been there and done that: Arkansas elk hunting is difficult. Scout the area, get yourself in shape and take along several helpers. You'll need them if you kill an elk.
It's a free country. David Meeks of Conway has entered the 2010 race for U.S representative from our district, opposing incumbent Vic Snyder of Little Rock. Meeks drives a propane truck for a living, and yes, it's David versus Goliath. We are not taking sides at all, but it is a credit to our American way that anyone can run for public office, no matter the person's resources or renown.
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It's just a penny. OK, the Arkansas sales tax on groceries, the items defined as groceries, has shriveled by a penny, from 3 cents on the dollar to 2 cents. We doubt anyone will really notice a difference in the purchases at the store, but it's a welcomed move. Wisely, the governor and the legislators did not take the full tax (previously 6 cents) away at once. The state needs to stay in the black fiscally, but it still needs to look down the road toward removing the remainder of the grocery tax.
"When you win a big tournament like this (BASS Elite Series and $100,000), your name gets around. All of a sudden you have telephone calls returned." Kevin Short of Mayflower, bass fishing professional.