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A fool’s errand

Ijumped the gun in this space a couple of weeks ago, it seems. I only thought Eureka Springs city attorney Forrest Jacobi had come to his senses regarding the city’s attempts to overcharge me for responding to a Freedom of InformationAct request.
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A shirt for a shot

Iripped my favorite shirt Friday night, but I did it while doing one of the things I love, so I guess we’ll call that a wash. I spent a couple hours in Green Forest on Friday evening, walking the sidelines at the Tigers’ football season opener, with camera — well, cameras — in hand, chasing that ever-elusive perfect shot.
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I didn’t go to law school

My mother wanted me to go to law school. She was probably right. She was usually right. I like to think that I could have made a decent attorney. I certainly don’t mind a good, civil argument. But I’m not sure I could have figured out a way to pay for law school, and you have to have a college degree to get into law school. And you have to actually go to class (or at least you did in the late ’80s) to get a college degree. And I was drawn to a career in newspapers.Add that all up, and here I am.
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Governors working together

Today I’d like to talk about a recent partnership with the state of Oklahoma. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, I joined Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on the Oklahoma State University-Tulsa campus to sign a Memorandum of Understanding stating that we are working together to make the Arkansas- Oklahoma corridor a center of excellence in advanced mobility. This includes autonomous vehicles, drone deliveries and electric vehicles.
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A well-earned retirement

Chris Claybaker said he isn’t retiring. “[Berryville Mayor Tim McKinney] fired me,” Claybaker said Friday during a retirement reception at Berryville City Hall, adding some levity to the proceedings. “He said I was getting too ugly in my old age and there wasn’t enough room for both of us.”
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Principle matters

Regular readers of this column should be keenly aware of my appreciation for the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. It’s a powerful tool for journalists and citizens alike and an important safeguard to ensure government transparency.
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Surviving summer

Next week in this space, I’ll give everyone an update on an ongoing freedom of information fight with the Eureka Springs city attorney. It’s a doozy.
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