NORTH LITTLE ROCK — As we get older and look at our meager earnings/savings compared to the time investments in our careers, government and taxes provide easy targets to those looking to blame someone for their fate (myself included). “If only they’d let me get paid an honest day’s wages for all of the work…
MONTICELLO, Ark — A bit of news from my alma mater might make you slow down. University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Economics Professor Dr. Gary Wagner co-authored a study correlating a bad economy with rising traffic violations in North Carolina. While correlation is not causation, the study raises questions: Version: Print | Video
Around the South by Ronald Sitton As the academic calendar rolls, summer recedes. Now’s the time to say goodbye to your favorite beach and prepare for the fall onslaught. Of course, that means back-to-school specials. For those planning to get a post-secondary education, the Princeton Review named 141 colleges and universities as “Best Southeastern Colleges”…
Perpetual Notions By Ronald Sitton NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 23) — So you’ve seen the pictures of Tata’s “Nano” and you’ve heard the unheard of pricing of $2,000 per car in India for an automobile without air conditioning, a radio or a passenger-side mirror. You may even be aware of the 50 mpg capabilities…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 31) – I’m finally home from a whirlwind tour of the Southeast. Our route wound through Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida and North Carolina. I saw regular gas prices as high as $4.25 (Florida), though we consistently paid $3.98 per gallon. And as gas goes up, prices for everything…
100 mile commute to Monticello from Little Rock $35 to fill the Prius before leaving (compared to $54 to fill the Chevy S10 two days ago) 55-58 mph on the interstate and state highway driving down 60.9 mpg for the trip … phuck MasterCard. Currently listening : Time Out By The Dave Brubeck Quartet Release…
This week I drove the Prius to Monticello for the last week of school. I’m glad I filled up because it made me remember I’d left my cell phone at the house. But I digress. We bought the car a little over two years ago, and have already put over 65,000 miles on it. Yeah,…
$2,500 US for an automobile that gets 50 mpg but doesn’t have radio, a/c or a passenger side mirror. And its steering wheel’s on the right. Wonder how much shipping would be?
NORTH LITTLE ROCK (Nov. 17) – Easy now … two posts in one day? What will people think? I drove to downtown Little Rock to the bank and decided to stop at Go Green Biofuels at 801 South Chester to fill up my S-10 with E-10 unleaded, i.e. ethanol. I saw a news spot on…
You can’t fake it. If you’re gonna make it you’ve gotta live it. - Hank Williams Jr. by Glynn Wilson There is no way to escape it. It is too late. America is a car country, especially in the American South. This fact hit me in a traffic jam at the Alabama-Georgia line the other…