Stories by Fran Alexander

  • Sex And The Single Dog (Or Cat)

    “Properly trained, a man can be dog’s best friend.” — Corey Ford Ben Franklin’s maxim, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” never met a more perf…

    by Fran Alexander March 4, 2012

  • Drive-By Shooting Reported

    Police are investigating a drive-by shooting reported on Braxton Drive on Friday night.

    by Palmer Hussman , Ben Leubsdorf , Sonny Rhodes , Fred Petrucelli , MARKETWATCH , Scott McDonald , Jeannie Ralston , Terry Britt , Charlie Gocio , Sara Greene , Kathy Trower , Nancy Elizabeth Dement , Elizabeth Pannell , Mike Huckabee , Ronna Ross Pennington , Ella Goodman , Jeff Brown , Gerald Klingaman , David Walton , Terese Loeb Kreuzer , Michelle Wallace , Erin Moulden , Ben Burton , Jason Arthur , Jan Warner , Douglas E. Abrams , Jan Collins , Leslie Fisher , Dana Dussing Berry , Tom Downs , Norah Jones , John E. Barnes , Shawn Anderson , J. Thomas Sullivan , Heber Taylor , Sheffield Nelson , Jillian Duke , Natan Ranaga Farbiarz , Alejandro Reuss , John Rosemond , Elizabeth Schuett , Bob Schwabach , Bob and Joy Schwabach , Joy Schwabach , Nan Selz , Susan Smith , Jim Souhan , Patrick A. Stewart , Mim Swartz , Bill Terry , Samuel Totten , Berry Tramel , Sarah E. White , Craig Williams , Charlotte Tubbs , Bobby Wolff , Mikael Wood , Billy Woods , Brandon Tubbs , Jay P. Greene , Brent E. Riffel , Randall Cox , Jillian McGehee , Lindsey Millar , Roger K. Miller , Eric Moore , Charlie Morasch , NEWSDAY , Scott Cain , Danny Thomas , Amanda Terrebonne , Jan Cash , Susan Nicholson , Editorial notebook , Eric Opperman , Clarence Page , Kathleen Parker , Ed Perkins , James P. Pinkerton , Daniel Pipes , Patsy Pipkin , Amanda Pruitt , Sharyl Jupe , Ragupathy Kannan , Dave Kindred , Melissa King , Jerry Butler , Charles Krauthammer , Paul Krugman , Kristal Kuyendall , Melissa L. , Chris Lamb , Jim Lancaster , Jonathan V. Last , Wendy Backus , Andrew Beyer , Jann Blackstone-Ford , Liz Boch , Steven Bodzin , Fred Bortz , Zac Boyer , Russ Britt , Todd Brooks , Laura Lynn Brown , Marcia Camp , Gene Lyons , Larry Coleman , Griffin Coop , Jose de la Isla , Kevin Dedner , Dr. David Lipschitz , Richard Emmel , Julie Fidler , Sharon Fitzgerald , Denise Flaim , John Freeman , Rachel Fruchey , Jessica Garrison , Frida Ghitis , Matthew Gilbert , Bradley Gitz , Gretchen Goetz , Jonah Goldberg , Ellen Goodman , Michael Goodwin , Billy Graham , David Grim , David Grimes , John Grogan , Raouf Halaby , Garland Hankins , Paul Hardy King , Donald Harington , Doc Harper , Carolyn Hax , Heloise , Roy Hill , Glen Hooks , Troy Hornbeck , Robert Johnston , Gerald B. Jordan , Pat Lynch , Randi M. Romo , Samantha Critchell , Nancy Elizabeth Goodman , Jean Mackenzie , Shannon Magsam , Ruth Marcus , Holiday Mathis , Ben Mays , Johnny McMahan , Jacob M. Held , Larry Dablemont , Roy Reed , Christy Smith , Brandon Scott , Eliza Gano , Tommy Mumert , Lee Bowser , Tiffany Stephenson , Jeremy Peppas , Lorri Hambuchen , Scott Murphy , Nick Nesler , Ken Smith , Philip Seaton , Criss Colclasure , Jonny Dover , Robyn Carr , Amy Widner , Robert Travis , Jon Hornbeck , Baxter Bulletin , Casey Neese , Kathy Stevens , Kara Isham , Elizabeth Klooz , Blanche Lincoln , Mark Lelinwalla , Sheryl Garza , Lauren Cole , Yvonne Dougherty , William D. Downs Jr. , Robert L. Brown , Andrew Carroll , Greg Heger , Charles Lyford , Daily Citizen , Albert Fuchs , Scott A. Miller , Paul Barton , Stacy Hudson , Lance Corder , Ria Novosti , The Press-Enterprise , Wolfgang Puck , GARY RITTER , MARC HOLLEY , Calvin R. Ledbetter , Dr. Paul Kengor , Dennis Wiles , Bruce K. Lee , Donna King , Beth Stewart , Dr. Tamekia Love Brown MHS Principal , Stephanie Mock , East Valley Tribune , Herman L. 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Hornaday , Kent Marts , Laura Stevens , Leroy Donald , Felicia Brooks , Yvette Williams , Janelle Riddle , David Smith , Stephen Caldwell , Cristal Cody , Benjamin Waldrum , Scott Christian , Scott Armand , Laurie Whalen , Cindy Murphy , Elizabeth Gamez , Paula Guajardo , William Moore , Jarod Daily , Jerrica Ryan , Erin Anthony , Jake Bleed , C.W. Browning , Donna McGowan , Dixie Land , Angie Young , Rita Johnson , Carolyne Park , Ginny LaRoe , Rowena Rappaport , Walter Ely , Randal Hunhoff , Tena Chen , Ed Kosmac , Jennifer Christman , Jake Sandlin , Heather Hahn , Shon McPeace , Jim Wyckoff , Jeff Slatton , Alan Koonse , Mike Livengood , Todd Pearce , Graham Underwood , Walter Webb , Jay Grelen , Matt Beyers , Dean Wheeler , Kane Webb , Paul Sawyer , Randy Moll , Rachel O'Neal , Cary Jenkins , Brenda Looper , Kristin Netterstrom , C.S. 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Henning , Dan Craft , Anna Fry , Paul Quinn , Scott F Davis , John Krupa , Caleb Fort , Caroline Zilk , Melissa Tucker , Wayne Bryan , Richard Davis , J.T. Wampler , Ron Wood , Ryan McGeeney , Kevin Kinder , Sarah D. Wire , Gwen Rockwood , Jeanni Brosius , Michael Lipkin , Aprille Hanson , Lisa Hammersly , Jack Schnedler , Steve Caraway , Matt L. Stephens , L. 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  • Learning Lessons From A Fig Tree

    “A great river always begins somewhere.” — Wangari Maathai In a small village in British Kenya, inside a dung and mudwalled house with no electricity or runnin…

    by Fran Alexander October 9, 2011

  • PEOPLE & PLACES

    Williams Marks 98th Birthday

    by Palmer Hussman , Ben Leubsdorf , Sonny Rhodes , Fred Petrucelli , MARKETWATCH , Scott McDonald , Jeannie Ralston , Terry Britt , Charlie Gocio , Sara Greene , Kathy Trower , Nancy Elizabeth Dement , Elizabeth Pannell , Mike Huckabee , Ronna Ross Pennington , Ella Goodman , Jeff Brown , Gerald Klingaman , David Walton , Terese Loeb Kreuzer , Michelle Wallace , Erin Moulden , Ben Burton , Jason Arthur , Jan Warner , Douglas E. Abrams , Jan Collins , Leslie Fisher , Dana Dussing Berry , Tom Downs , Norah Jones , John E. Barnes , Shawn Anderson , J. Thomas Sullivan , Heber Taylor , Sheffield Nelson , Jillian Duke , Natan Ranaga Farbiarz , Alejandro Reuss , John Rosemond , Elizabeth Schuett , Bob Schwabach , Bob and Joy Schwabach , Joy Schwabach , Nan Selz , Susan Smith , Jim Souhan , Patrick A. Stewart , Mim Swartz , Bill Terry , Samuel Totten , Berry Tramel , Sarah E. White , Craig Williams , Charlotte Tubbs , Bobby Wolff , Mikael Wood , Billy Woods , Brandon Tubbs , Jay P. Greene , Brent E. Riffel , Randall Cox , Jillian McGehee , Lindsey Millar , Roger K. Miller , Eric Moore , Charlie Morasch , NEWSDAY , Scott Cain , Danny Thomas , Amanda Terrebonne , Jan Cash , Susan Nicholson , Editorial notebook , Eric Opperman , Clarence Page , Kathleen Parker , Ed Perkins , James P. Pinkerton , Daniel Pipes , Patsy Pipkin , Amanda Pruitt , Sharyl Jupe , Ragupathy Kannan , Dave Kindred , Melissa King , Jerry Butler , Charles Krauthammer , Paul Krugman , Kristal Kuyendall , Melissa L. , Chris Lamb , Jim Lancaster , Jonathan V. Last , Wendy Backus , Andrew Beyer , Jann Blackstone-Ford , Liz Boch , Steven Bodzin , Fred Bortz , Zac Boyer , Russ Britt , Todd Brooks , Laura Lynn Brown , Marcia Camp , Gene Lyons , Larry Coleman , Griffin Coop , Jose de la Isla , Kevin Dedner , Dr. David Lipschitz , Richard Emmel , Julie Fidler , Sharon Fitzgerald , Denise Flaim , John Freeman , Rachel Fruchey , Jessica Garrison , Frida Ghitis , Matthew Gilbert , Bradley Gitz , Gretchen Goetz , Jonah Goldberg , Ellen Goodman , Michael Goodwin , Billy Graham , David Grim , David Grimes , John Grogan , Raouf Halaby , Garland Hankins , Paul Hardy King , Donald Harington , Doc Harper , Carolyn Hax , Heloise , Roy Hill , Glen Hooks , Troy Hornbeck , Robert Johnston , Gerald B. Jordan , Pat Lynch , Randi M. Romo , Samantha Critchell , Nancy Elizabeth Goodman , Jean Mackenzie , Shannon Magsam , Ruth Marcus , Holiday Mathis , Ben Mays , Johnny McMahan , Jacob M. Held , Tom and Ray Magliozzi , Larry Dablemont , Roy Reed , Christy Smith , Brandon Scott , Eliza Gano , Tommy Mumert , Lee Bowser , Tiffany Stephenson , Jeremy Peppas , Lorri Hambuchen , Scott Murphy , Nick Nesler , Ken Smith , Philip Seaton , Criss Colclasure , Jonny Dover , Robyn Carr , Amy Widner , Robert Travis , Jon Hornbeck , Baxter Bulletin , Casey Neese , Kathy Stevens , Kara Isham , Elizabeth Klooz , Blanche Lincoln , Mark Lelinwalla , Sheryl Garza , Lauren Cole , Yvonne Dougherty , William D. Downs Jr. , Robert L. Brown , Andrew Carroll , Greg Heger , Charles Lyford , Daily Citizen , Albert Fuchs , Scott A. Miller , Paul Barton , Stacy Hudson , Lance Corder , Ria Novosti , The Press-Enterprise , Wolfgang Puck , GARY RITTER , MARC HOLLEY , Calvin R. Ledbetter , Dr. Paul Kengor , Dennis Wiles , Bruce K. Lee , Donna King , Beth Stewart , Dr. Tamekia Love Brown MHS Principal , Stephanie Mock , East Valley Tribune , Herman L. Thomas , Sarah Goodman , Dennis Milligan , Trent Ogle , The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Nic Mounts , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports , Andrew Bagley , Sam Strasner , Brenda Tyler , Marj Hart , Carol Perry , MARY ANN HEMPHILL , Keith Sutton , Tammy Garrett , Ragan Sutterfield , ASA HUTCHINSON , Caroline Tyler , Dorothy Hatfield , Alfred S. Regnery , Allison Nichols , Laura Kellams , Rodney Bowers , Angela Ellington , Nancy Jeffery , Van Jensen , Pryor Jordan , Tara M. Manthey , Lori McElroy , Mark Minton , Daniel Nasaw , Ingrid Norton , Elayna Overton , Kate Schuman , Elizabeth Sharp , Nell Smith , Mike Suchan , Bobby Wilson , Brittany Powell , Sean Sposito , Bob Wigginton , Andy Boyle , Emily Ingram , Grant Rollins , Mike Garrity , Chat Matchett , Andrew Davis , Michelle Hillen , Sarah Grunden , Chad Matchett , Howard Cohen , Donna Stephens , David Irvin , Opal Mitchell , Steve Weintz , Wayne Jordan , Trena Mitchell , Lynn Failla , Dan Limke , Joe Diecedue , Tom Heisler , Sonia Kibe , Paris H. Martin , Angela McGuigan , DAVID MAXWELL , Kayla Carrick , Lisa H. Armstrong , Blair Anthony Robertson , Arthur Paul Bowen , Cara Brookins , Bettye Caldwell , Amy Carter , Brian Bailey , MARK MALONEY , ELIZABETH YOUNG , Nick Warren , Bryan Thornhill , Sara Gregory , Hannah Burney , Chris Branam , Jane Fullerton , John Dilmore , Russell Powell , Jason Palmer , Dusty Roles , Jose Calderson , Rita Wiley , Tom Scantlin , Misty Brown , Jessica Weekley , Jan Burgess , Sandra Cox , Mark Taliaferro , Tim Ritter , Tamara Bartlett-Long , Steve Foster , Velda Brotherton , Ann Owens , Emily Perez , Joe West , John McGee , Decatur Herald , Beverly Black , Georgia Bateman , White River Valley News , The Times of Northeast Benton County , UA Media Relations , Gentry Courier Journal , Gravette News Herald , Herald Leader , Charlotte Robinson , Annette Rowe , Jerry Nichols , Mark Moore , Leo Lynch , NWANews Press Services , Madeline Allin , Carl Staten , James Hale , Marie Putman , Jerry Cavness , Grady Jim Robinson , Gaynell Belloni , Barb Paulos , Jim Quillen , Steve Painter , Marlane Farner , Thad Moore , Bella Vista Weekly Vista , Douglas Grant , Cody Qualls , Stacey Bowers , Gene Linzey , Randy Rowlan , Louis Houston , Ellen Loftis , Willie Williams , Noticias Libres , Scott Shackelford , Bill W. Hornaday , Kent Marts , Laura Stevens , Leroy Donald , Felicia Brooks , Yvette Williams , Janelle Riddle , David Smith , Stephen Caldwell , Cristal Cody , Benjamin Waldrum , Scott Christian , Scott Armand , Laurie Whalen , Cindy Murphy , Elizabeth Gamez , Paula Guajardo , William Moore , Jarod Daily , Jerrica Ryan , Erin Anthony , Jake Bleed , C.W. Browning , Donna McGowan , Dixie Land , Angie Young , Rita Johnson , Carolyne Park , Ginny LaRoe , Rowena Rappaport , Walter Ely , Randal Hunhoff , Tena Chen , Ed Kosmac , Jennifer Christman , Jake Sandlin , Heather Hahn , Shon McPeace , Jim Wyckoff , Jeff Slatton , Alan Koonse , Mike Livengood , Todd Pearce , Graham Underwood , Walter Webb , Jay Grelen , Matt Beyers , Dean Wheeler , Kane Webb , Paul Sawyer , Randy Moll , Rachel O'Neal , Cary Jenkins , Brenda Looper , Kristin Netterstrom , C.S. Murphy , Chris Freiberg , Beck Cross , Chris Dean , Ed Gray , Donna Stokes , Chris Givens , Werner Trieschmann , Rhonda Owen , Jack Hill , Valerie Beall , Russell Powell , Irene McShane , Sean Beherec , Cathy Frye , Denise Dorton , Wayne Johnson , Scott Loftis , Pete Perkins , Todd Traub , Gary Golden , Jim Gunter , AmyJo Brown , Jim Brooks , Catherine Rodgers , Chris Cocoles , Bill Etter , Michelle Parks , Erin Cain , Jules Miller , George Arnold , Dan Hale , Mike Smith , Becca Martin-Brown , Rob Keys , Marcia Schnedler , Marty Cook , Jack Weatherly , Robert J. Smith , Lane Kramer , Buddy Gough , Phyllis Brandon , Brett Bennett , Annette Beard , Steve Schmidt , Austin Emerson , Rose Ann Pearce , Jeff Jeffus , Ben Pollock , Matthew Harris , Debra Hale-Shelton , Stacey Roberts , Bill Simmons , Jennifer Hansen , Bob McKinney , Trish Hollenbeck , Heath Allen , Guy Unangst , Nancy Cole , The Benton County Daily Record , Jeff Winkler , Gary Burton , Dodie Evans , Rogers Hometown News , Jeff Della Rosa , Doug Grimsley , David Showers , Joe Riddle , Megan Lewis-Reed , Stacy Hawkins , Jeff Krupsaw , Heidi White , Susan Scantlin , Crystal Costa , Yavonda Chase , Jennifer Cook , Carin Schoppmeyer , Brent Harrison , Stephanie Wheetley , Chad Hayworth , NWA Media , Paul Gatling , Vicki Smith , Gary Lookadoo , Andra Atteberry , George Johnson , Karen Laskey , Tom Glave , Justin Wedgworth , Sara Sullivan , Bettina Lehovec , Lana Flowers , Shirley McGee , Jeff Mores , Jamie Smith , Jim Hall , Michelle Day , Lynn Atkins , Hoyt Purvis , Francisco Ayala , Biasnheyv Grimaldo , Kyle Brazzel , Jocelyne Pruna , Chad Day , Samantha Friedman , Ana Cecilia Vasquez Zawadsky , Juan Fontao , Donald Cook , Otis Kirk , Pat Harris , Robin Ward , Susan Holland , Mickey Doyle , Kelly Brant , Ashley Batchelor , Paula Robinson , Matthew Brizzi , Robin Mero , Melissa Jones , Al Berrios , Ryan Malashock , RAY DEAN DAVIS , Terry Wood , Adam Wallworth , Bailey Elise McBride , David Frank Dempsey , Bob Caudle , Marc F. Henning , Dan Craft , Anna Fry , Paul Quinn , Scott F Davis , John Krupa , Caleb Fort , Caroline Zilk , Melissa Tucker , Wayne Bryan , Richard Davis , J.T. Wampler , Ron Wood , Ryan McGeeney , Kevin Kinder , Sarah D. Wire , Gwen Rockwood , Jeanni Brosius , Michael Lipkin , Aprille Hanson , Lisa Hammersly , Jack Schnedler , Steve Caraway , Matt L. Stephens , L. Lamor Williams , Alison Sider , Roger Harvell , Brandon Marcello , Harold McIlvain , Skip Descant , Ray Minor , Michelle Malashock , Matt Spence , Robbie Neiswanger , Dave Hughes , Jennifer Godwin , Chad Eiler , Grady Robinson , Kurt Voigt , Seth Blomeley , Spencer Willems , Tony Hernandez , Shea Stewart , Larry Henry , Claudia Lauer , Fran Alexander , Tracy Neal , Tabatha Hunter , DJ Max , Teresa Hufford , Amanda O'Toole , Rick Peck , Customer Service , Amy Upshaw , Scarlet Sims , Cassi Lapp , Tracy Rogers , Troy Schulte , Vance Jordan , Rick McFarland , Paul Nielsen , Jim Bailey , Kenneth Heard , Leigh Nelms , Greg Moody , Art Hobson , Donna Lonchar , Cecily Long , Amy Schlesing , Karen E. Segrave , Krisha Williams Turbeville , Julie Stewart , Brenda Treadwell , Jacob Quinn Sanders , Robert Turbeville , Nick Walker , krisha williams , Alissa Skelton , Jeremy Doherty , Bryan Hendricks , Jeremy Muck , Christie Swanson , Spencer Watson , Shannon Sturgis , Stephen B. Thornton , Leeanna Walker , Rachel Hook , John Gore , Rusty Hubbard , Libby Smith , Joel Walsh , John Worthen , Bobby Ampezzan , Jim Stallings , Jessica Seaman , Shain Bergan , Rob Cox , Jeff LeMaster , Rex Nelson , Jennifer Nixon , Tom Sissom , Vernon Tarver , Charlie Frago , Debbie Miller , Dana D. Kelley , Nathan Allen , Kim Souza , Terry Austin , Celia Storey , Christie Storm , Neal Shulenburger , James Gilzow , Michelle Bradford , Katherine Benenati , Toby Manthey , Earlene Prince , Matthew Spence , Stan Denman , Rosemary Boggs , Rich Polikoff , Frank Fellone , Jennifer Triplett , Ellis Widner , Evie Blad , Tracie Dungan , Alex Abrams , Flip Putthoff , Laura Brown , Ron Wolfe , David Harten , Chris Bahn , Steve Watts , Linda Haymes , Robert Yates , Kate Ward , Jim Kordsmeier , Aziza Musa , Melissa Gute , Katherine Marks , Jenny Deshields , Brenda Bernet , Katie Doherty , Gavin Lesnick , Tammy Keith , Arkansas Online , Conan Gallaty , Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Cyd King , Dave Perozek , Michael Storey , Amanda Roberts , Toby Simmons , Paul Greenberg , Doug Thompson , Mike Jones , Paul Boyd , Eliza Gaines , Tom Dillard , Ruth Ann Riley , John Sykes Jr. , Tim Cooper , Sean Clancy , Melody Sinks , Linda Satter , Kim Dishongh , Sonny Albarado , Bill Bowden , Brenda Blagg , Lowell Grisham , Serenah McKay , Mike Masterson , Richard Davenport , David Barham , John Brummett , Mike Simmons , Jeff Halpern , Thomas Sowell , John Lynch , Eric E. Harrison , Kimberly Christ , Barry Arthur , David Gottschalk , Noel Oman , Mike Tyler , Bobby Weaver , Andy Davis , Rick Brown , Teresa Moss , Sandra Tyler , Helaine Williams , Graham Thomas , Alyson Hoge , Tom Murphy , Luis Carrasco , Glen Chase , Steve Goff , Nate Allen , Danny Shameer , Wally Hall , Stevie Nielson , Bob Holt , Janelle Jessen , John Magsam , Michael R. Wickline , Cynthia Howell , Chip Souza , Frank E. Lockwood , Henry Apple , Jack Mitchell , Rick Fires , Philip Martin , Mary Alston , Matt Parrott , Staton Breidenthal , Steve Rogers , Steve Straessle , Greg Harton , Janet Carson , Lisa Thompson , Matt Jones , - STAFF REPORT October 2, 2011

  • Process Not What It Seems

    Ah, the talented Mr. Ponzi. The financial scheme bearing his name is one built on first convincing a few investors there are substantial returns to be made on …

    by Fran Alexander July 10, 2011

  • COMMENTARY Forever Severed

    For my money, there is nothing more boring or mindnumbing than the subject of taxes. But, also for my money, I know I need to understand as much as possible ab…

    by Fran Alexander May 15, 2011

  • COMMENTARY Nothing Is Safe

    Let’s see... how to put this? “If you don’t act, your hair and teeth will all fall out!” No? Maybe, “Pay attention! Things are happening in Arkansas that are h…

    by Fran Alexander March 20, 2011

  • From Education To Action

    Shooting at sacred cows is a practice I try to avoid if possible, but there are times during discussions of environmental matters when certain words really set…

    by Fran Alexander February 27, 2011

  • COMMENTARY T. Boone The Terrible

    “When your cup runneth over, looketh out!” — Anonymous Many of us get our TV news from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” on Comedy Central. Shameful, perhaps, …

    by Fran Alexander February 6, 2011

  • COMMENTARY: Drops To Drink

    We have heard it before. “We all live downstream,” is an explanation that succinctly sums up why high water quality is in our own best self-interest.

    by Fran Alexander January 16, 2011

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