Opinion

Shining a light on the public’s business . .

March 4, 2014 Even those persons whose age adds up by scores cannot recall such a day as Sunday, March 2, 2014 when sleet fell for 12 hours in Corning. With several area churches believing the weatherman’s warning of late morning sleet and slick roads forcing them to cancel services, others bravely assembled only to dismiss before regular time.

For your reading enjoyment, we continue to publish Rambling Vines by the late Marylea Vines as she recalls events and names of Corning folks from many years ago. We are currently in the year 1990 There is lots of news about the 1990 census, telling people who important it is that they return the census forms on or before April 1.

With the 2024 Fiscal Session set to begin at noon Wednesday, April 10, lawmakers this week are ready to begin preparations. The Joint Budget Committee will meet at 9:00 AM Wednesday, March 6 to kick off three days of pre-session budget hearings.

Those of you who are fans of the great American writer John Steinbeck of the early 20th Century, will see that I stole the title of one of his most controversial books to head my column this week. It was a time of great turmoil in America, as much as it is now, and he became quite caught up in the affairs of the day. For those of you who are too young to have much knowledge of that time and don’t like to read history, it was just after WWI, about 15 years and less than 10 years before we would become embroiled in WWII. It was also the period of the Great Depression, which caused a literal upheaval of American families, forcing them to move sometimes half way across the country to be able to find enough work to survive. It was also a trying time for Labor, with literal wars between Management and Labor unions. And it is with that thought in mind why I captured his book title for my introduction to my column.

From classrooms to healthcare, the state budget has a direct impact on our daily lives. Weeks before the legislative session begins, the General Assembly reviews the state’s current fiscal position and budget requests for the upcoming fiscal year.

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas is one of several states that have restricted their public retirement systems from investing in funds that refuse to trade in the stock of fossil fuel companies, energy companies, ammunition manufacturers and firearms makers.

DR. CHRIS JONES Rocket Scientist, Minister, Co-founder of Vortex, Author & Girl Dad You’re at home and feel you’re having a heart attack.

This Lowe Down column was previously published in the Clay County Courier on March 17, 2023 in honor of a former CHS educator, Mrs. Louise Guthrey-Herring.

For your reading enjoyment, we continue to publish Rambling Vines by the late Marylea Vines as she recalls events and names of Corning folks from many years ago. We are currently in the year 1990 We are without a pool hall in downtown Corning for the first time I can recall in my lifetime… and that takes us back a spell.