Tag Archives: politics
Re-membering Slavery in the Arkansas Legislature
Mike Carter of Arkansasbusiness.com reports that the Arkansas House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs rejected a standard symbolic resolution congratulating Barack Obama on his historic victory this morning. By a vote of 11-6, the committee failed to recommend … Continue reading
The Obama-Arkansas Connection
Below is an article by Joy Russell of the Madison County Genealogical & Historical Society. It appeared in the Friday, February 15th, 2008 issue of the Madison County Record. The current national newscasts are filled with the names of Hillary Clinton … Continue reading
The Huckster
David Sixbey and James Willis (both former SAU history faculty–one I drink coffee with, the other I shoot pool with…depending on the time of the day), alerted me to the appearance of a letter of Tom Forgey’s (yet another retired … Continue reading
Henry Rollins for President…no…really.
That’s probably the last thing I thought I’d say…and then I heard an interview with Henry yesterday on Air America’s Ring of Fire. Now…I’m a child of the 1970s and a teenager of the 1980s…So I’ve actually been a fan … Continue reading
Archaeologists for Social Justice…
Upon returning from the SAA meetings in Austin, Texas, I was talking on the phone with James Davidson, one of my closest colleagues. We were talking about how different the SAAs feel from other meetings–such as the Society for Historical … Continue reading
Filed under academia, archeology
White/Black America, White/Black Obama
A month or so back I watched Tavis Smiley’s Black State of the Union on CSPAN…I watched Al Sharpton and (the always cool) Cornel West warn Barak Obama that he cannot count on Black America’s vote…he had to demonstrate his … Continue reading
XM: No Static At All
Ok…I confess…..I am addicted to XM satellite radio—especially Air America. My wife bought a cheap XM system for me when I moved to southwest Arkansas because it is basically a radio no man’s land (There is an NPR station in … Continue reading
Filed under politics
The Mute Marine & MST3K?
On October 3rd, SAU was host to An Evening with Col. Oliver North–an event sponsored by Farmers Bank and Trust and the Southern Arkansas University Foundation ($100 to attend). A professional photographer was on hand at a private reception (another … Continue reading
Geronimo’s Skull
The Hartford Courant reports today that a journalist has uncovered evidence that members of Yale’s secretive Skull and Bones society may have robbed Geronimo’s grave during World War I and brought the Apache warrior’s skull and other remains back to … Continue reading
2005 NHPA Hearing Published
You may recall that I did a posting back in December about the proposed changes to the National Historic Preservation Act that would effectively cripple Section 106 archaeology (called “Section 106 In Trouble?…..,” posted Dec., 7th, 2005). Tom King just … Continue reading
Filed under archaeology, politics
