Service proposal has great merit
      Arkansas highways may soon get cleaner, thanks to an idea by Gov. Mike Beebe. Litter is so bad that Beebe wants to let people out of prison early to help clean it up. He's asked prison and parole officials to develop a plan to parole inmates 30 to 60 days before their scheduled release so they c...
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All days should be this good
Robert Shearon
      My wife and I were at the Expressions Art Show at the Governor's Mansion a couple of weeks ago. Although we had plans for later in the evening, Shelia said she wanted to just ditch those plans and stay at the art show. We've been married long enough that I knew not to argue.
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Remember to vote
      At the Saline County Voice, we admire those who have chosen to put their names on the ballot for next week's party primaries and nonpartisan judicial contests. We also remind those same people that the positions they seek aren't jobs as much as they are opportunities for public service.
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Enforcing party's rule not easy
John Brummett
      This business about Democratic state legislators raising campaign money for Republican colleagues is easy to solve. They could just stop. But any attempt to impose real party discipline - by Gov. Mike Beebe or his pal serving as state Democratic chairman, Bill Gwatney - is surely fraught with d...
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