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Posted Friday, September 24, at 10:32 AM By Charlie Crow September 24, 2010 Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. -- George Santayana As the mid-term elections rumble forward, the pundits and pollsters are forecasting a so-called "wave election," much like what happened in Bill Clinton's first term. It's possible that the Republicans could take control of the House of Representatives and possibly even the Senate...
On amnesia "Amnesia refers to the loss of memories, such as facts, information and experiences...people with amnesia ... are usually lucid and know who they are, but may have trouble learning new information and forming new memories." --MayoClinic.com web site...
Short Honeymoon? By Charlie Crow September 7, 2009 "Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab," Said the Chimpie to the Monk, "Baba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab," Said the Monkey to the Chimp. --From "Aba Daba Honeymoon" by Arthur Fields & Walter Donovan Amazing as it may be, it is possible that President Obama's honeymoon may be the shortest ever afforded a newly-elected President. ...
A healthy (?) pause for reflection By Charlie Crow "...as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" --Matthew 25:40, The Bible, King James Version So Congress has decided to put off considering reforming health care until after their August recess. Given the high state of confusion about exactly what is being proposed, what it will really cost, and how it will be paid for, this may be a pragmatic way to buy time to clear the air (or not)...
An Icon Passes By Charlie Crow July 18, 2009 Old friends they shine like diamonds Old friends you can always call Old friends, Lord you can't buy 'em You know it's old friends after all --"Old Friends," by Guy Clark/Susannah Clark/Richard Dobson No way to say it easily. ...
The "Wise Latina" By Charlie Crow July 15, 2009 "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!" by L. Frank Baum "Do as we say, and not as we do" Giovanni Boccaccio (Italian poet and scholar, 1313-1375) Recovery from an unexpected sojourn in the hospital following a routine test allowed me time to view the kabuki theater performance being played out by the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor this week. ...
Garden Postscript: Gardener, 3; Horned Devils, 0 By Charlie Crow July 4, 2009 I am obliged to suspend my customary political commentary in order to update my recent report of the pair of prolific tomato plants that had put on a spurt of unbounded growth in our absence out West...ctc We had been home from vacation only a couple of days when we discovered, to our horror, that both of our luxuriant-looking tomato plants, the growth of which had so impressed us, had been largely stripped of their leaves overnight. ...
Garden Break June 22, 2009 Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes Only two things that money can't buy That's true love and homegrown tomatoes --Song by Guy Clark We're just back from two refreshing weeks of relaxing in the crisp, dry air of New Mexico and Colorado, with only sporadic glimpses of newspapers, television or the internet, and out of cell phone tower range much of the time. ...
Murder in the Name of the Lord? By Charlie Crow June 3, 2009 A man believes that he is right Takes up arms and joins the fight In a war deemed holy In the sand he draws a line Proclaims the Lord is on his side Kills in the name of glory --From "In the Name of the Father" by Burton R. Collins and Karen Taylor-Good...
Memorial Day Reflections By Charlie Crow May 23, 2009 Memorial Day is a day for reflection. It is supposed to be a sober and hallowed time--a time to remember the sacrifices of the men and women and their families whose service assured that we keep the freedoms they defended. ...
Where Next--Day Care? Nursing Homes? By Charlie Crow May 14, 2009 Ah, the thought of the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke... "Last Gunfighter Ballad," by Guy Clark Federal legislation allowing guns in national parks has passed the Senate. ...
The Center-wing Phenomenon May 1, 2009 I'm reviewing the situation.... There is no in between for me But who will change the scene for me? ...I think I'd better think it out again! --"Reviewing the Situation," sung by Fagin in "Oliver" In observation of his first 100 days in office, President Barack Obama held a press conference. ...
Remember to Breathe By Charlie Crow April 24, 2009 "A hundred million here, a hundred million there, and eventually it will amount to real money, even in Washington..." --President Barack Obama at his Cabinet's first meeting The price tag of the so-called economic stimulus program to rescue our moribund economy is staggering. ...
On News and Newspapers By Charlie Crow March 6, 2009 "All the news that's fit to print." --Masthead logo of the The New York Times Last week, the final issue of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver was printed. Its demise was but the latest boulder in an avalanche of announcements of bad news for the media, and it hit me harder than most. ...
Blog Extra: A Tribute to Small Town Spirit By Charlie Crow February 6, 2009 This tribute is not an eyewitness report--it springs from conversations with local residents and from many news reports. It is about a community of ordinary heroes. CTC A couple of weeks ago the sky fell on North Arkansas--one freezing raindrop at a time--until every county across the top one-third of the state from Fayetteville to Blytheville and beyond into Missouri and Kentucky was covered with a thick icy glaze. ...
Walking the Talk By Charlie Crow February 6, 2009 Talk the talk...and you got to walk the walk, baby Talk the talk...and you got to walk the walk, yeah From "Walk the Walk," by Tom Kimmel In less tumultuous times, new Presidents were allowed the luxury of getting their feet on the ground before things got crazy. ...
Same Old Political Same Old? By Charlie Crow I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all --song by Joni Mitchell An article posted in The Daily Beast entitled "The South vs. Obama," by Michael Lind of The New America Foundation, asserts that when the recent unanimous Republican vote in the House of Representatives against President Obama's stimulus package was joined by several conservative Democrats, it was really a message to America to "drop dead.". ...
On Overcoming By Charlie Crow January 17, 2009 Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome some day -- chorus of "We Shall Overcome" by Charles Lindley I had never heard "We Shall Overcome" before its refrains became a backdrop for the live television broadcasts of the sit-in demonstrations and marches that protested racial segregation in Alabama and Mississippi in the early 1960's. ...
Pony Quest By Charlie Crow January 8, 2008 We've lost our way, but we haven't lost hope We're still holding on to the end of the rope Waiting for a dream come true… --from "Lost and Waiting to be Found" by Verlon Thompson and Suzi Ragsdale Opening the 2009 calendar somehow felt different--it was for me an act of relief, anticipation and cautious optimism...
Good Riddance By Charlie Crow December 15, 2008 Thank God and Greyhound you're gone! ...Song recorded by Roy Clark Language offers many ways to say goodbye. Some expressions invoke the deity--"adios" (go with God); some warmly anticipate--"auf wiedersehen" (until we meet again); and some are slang, as in "hit the road." (get out of here). As for the departure of President No. 43, adequate words fail. I propose simply saying good riddance (as in good riddance)...
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Charlie Crow has had long-standing ties to Rector since 1954, when his family moved here to publish the Clay County Democrat. He graduated from Rector High School in 1958. After earning degrees at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and the University of Texas at Austin, and service as a US Army Intelligence officer, he pursued an eclectic career in management. He served in the cabinet of Governor Dale Bumpers. His career experience encompasses state and regional governmental planning, investment banking, executive leadership of recycling technology companies in Alabama and Tennessee, and nonprofit management. He is semi-retired and lives in Little Rock with his wife, Anne.
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