It was a day for old men Saturday in Baltimore at the Preakness Stakes — 77-year-old trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 50-year-old jockey Gary Stevens. And for the first time in years, Calumet Farm in Kentucky is back in the racing spotlight.
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posted by rexnelson on May 21st, 2013Happy birthday Brooks Robinson
posted by rexnelson on May 17th, 2013Brooks Robinson turns 76 on Saturday. Next month, he returns home to Little Rock to help make sure that Lamar Porter Field doesn’t meet the same fate as Ray Winder Field.
Read MoreOn a barge at Rosedale
posted by rexnelson on May 16th, 2013It was May 1988 and the governors of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi were on a barge at Rosedale, Miss., to sign a cooperation pact. A quarter of a century later, most of the Delta problems they talked about back then remain.
Read MoreTales from the South: Randy Tardy
posted by rexnelson on May 8th, 2013Walter B. Walker was born and raised at Helena. Walter has been friends with fellow Helena native Randy Tardy since 1939. Randy is in hospice now. On Tuesday night, we read some of Randy’s stories about the Delta for a worldwide radio audience.
Read MorePat Summerall: A legendary voice is silenced
posted by rexnelson on April 17th, 2013Pat Summerall will always be known as one of the great broadcasters in American history. In this state, he also will be known as a former Razorback and as one of the best friends the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame ever had.
Read MoreMr. Chairman: Congressman Wilbur D. Mills
posted by rexnelson on March 18th, 2013Kay Goss was making the rounds in Little Rock last week. She’s promoting her new book, “Mr Chairman.” It’s high time that someone wrote a book on Wilbur D. Mills, and Goss was just the person to do it.
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posted by rexnelson on March 13th, 2013We took the back road from England to Scott. Heading out of England, state Highway 161 takes you due west toward the Arkansas River. When you reach the levee along the river, you must take a hard right.
Read MoreA trip to The Tamale Factory
posted by rexnelson on March 4th, 2013Spring is beginning in Arkansas, and with it the desire for Friday and Saturday road trips. The drive to The Tamale Factory at Gregory in Woodruff County is a trip back in time with good food awaiting at your final destination.
Read MorePaul McIlhenny: The king of Tabasco
posted by rexnelson on February 25th, 2013Paul McIlhenny, who died Saturday at age 68, was ebullient and Falstaffian, a man seemingly made to promote Tabasco sauce and the Louisiana way of life.
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