Stories from Monday, June 8, 2009

The Tri-City Tribune announced this week it soon will merge with its sister paper, the Trumann Democrat, to form a countywide newspaper. While an official date has not yet been set, publisher Ron Kemp said the merger could come as soon as July 1...

"Twenty years from now you'll be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain. I find these words both challenging and comforting. ...

Rush Limbaugh has finally lost it. His load has shifted. His bread isn't fully baked. His elevator no longer goes to the top floor. The lights are out in his attic. Rush has finally crossed the ocean and landed in looneyville...

While watching TV last night, I was literally sick to my stomach. What is supposed to be family viewing time has exposed us to much too personal, sensitive and tasteless advertisements. It is exposing children to a few things a little too early, in my opinion. How do you explain to your small child about Viagra, condoms, male enhancement products and female personal products?...

Pearl Lillie Eaves, 101, of Ash Flat, Ark., died Monday, May 18, 2009, at the Eaglecrest Nursing Center in Ash Flat, Ark. She was born in Dixon, Tenn, and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. ...

Earnesteen S. Allen, 81, of McKinney, Texas, died Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the Medical Center of McKinney. Born in Trumann, Earnesteen lived in Jonesboro several years before traveling internationally with her husband, Lyman C. ...

Angela Faith Austin, 26 of Trumann died Wednesday, May 27, 2009 from injuries received in an auto accident on U.S. Hwy. 63 South of Jonesboro. She was born in Huntington, West Virginia and had lived in Trumann for the past 20 years. She was an employee for Focus Inc., and was a 2001 graduate of Trumann High School. Mrs. Austin was preceded in death by her step-father, Eddie Lee Hutcheson...

The Tri-City Tribune announced this week it soon will merge with its sister paper, the Trumann Democrat, to form a countywide newspaper. While an official date has not yet been set, publisher Ron Kemp said the merger could come as soon as July 1...

Angela Austin was the glue that held everyone at the Focus Inc. office in Trumann together. She was quick to smile, loved the people she worked with and could always be counted on to make something good happen when things went wrong...

I haven't been a kid for quite some time but if I were still a kid you can bet I would still order a McDonald's Happy Meal or whatever they call them at Burger King or Wendys...

While watching TV last night, I was literally sick to my stomach. What is supposed to be family viewing time has exposed us to much too personal, sensitive and tasteless advertisements. It is exposing children to a few things a little too early, in my opinion. How do you explain to your small child about Viagra, condoms, male enhancement products and female personal products?...

"Twenty years from now you'll be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain...