Recently, a young boy from West Fork, Arkansas, chose not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school. His reason: We don’t truly have “liberty and justice for all” because most states prohibit same-sex marriage. I gave my take on this issue last night to Pete Thompson of KARK 4 News.
I was very sad to hear that my friend, Jodie Mahony, died on Saturday. Even though we were not friends in the traditional sense of the word, we were friends nonetheless. At times he was my nemesis, arch-rival, opponent, and adversary—but only in a political sense. For Jodie, political battles were never personal.
Gerard Matthews of the Arkansas Times has written a great article about the coming lottery vending machines. He interviewed lottery director Ernie Passailaigue, who revealed that these machines will be in “high-traffic, non-traditional locations, like big retail chains, grocery stores and airports.” I provided my concerns to Mathews about the prospect of under-age lottery players.