Mike Masterson

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Tempest in a cartoon

-- By Mike Masterson Posted: November 17, 2009 4:42 a.m.

The life of an editorial cartoonist can be as tumultuous as that of an opinion columnist. Just ask the Democrat-Gazette’s Roger Harvell, a particularly talented artist and an astute observer of public issues. Both Harvell and I have learned that tempests can arise inside a limited square of newsprint as easily as they can in any tea cup.

Setting a record

-- By Mike Masterson Posted: November 15, 2009 3:20 a.m.

It was no surprise to me when, as head of the United Way Committee at FedEx Freight in Harrison, Timmy Dougan and his group decided to shoot for a new Guinness world record.

Too good to lose

-- By Mike Masterson Posted: November 10, 2009 3:54 a.m.

When I’ve had problems with my sole, I’ve always turned to Jeff Clardy for redemption.

In defense of unity

-- By Mike Masterson Posted: November 8, 2009 3:26 a.m.

I’m as guilty as the next person, as hard as it is to admit. I’ve spent much of my adult life wedging a lot of folks into neat little boxes that seem to fit my unjustified impressions.

Elephant chomp

-- By Mike Masterson Posted: November 7, 2009 4:11 a.m.

Every town would be wise borrow the page from Springdale’s play book that explains how to proactively enforce city codes.

Jocks aren’t so dumb

-- By Mike Masterson Posted: November 3, 2009 4:42 a.m.

Dick Johnson, the former long-time athletic director at Fayetteville High School, left a gift of sorts behind for every high school athletic department.

A night at South Church

-- By Mike Masterson Posted: November 1, 2009 4:18 a.m.

Dozens of folks are milling outside the door of LifeSource International along South School Street in Fayetteville.

Halter promotes Halter

-- By Mike Masterson Posted: October 31, 2009 5:58 a.m.

Now that the smoke’s cleared, I figured it was time for the peanut gallery to weigh in on that controversial tax-paid newsletter that our lieutenant governor recently mailed to 18,000 Arkansans.

All-American boy

-- By Mike Masterson Posted: October 27, 2009 4:26 a.m.

If you could describe the quintessential all-American boy, he would have to look like Alan Masterson.

Firearms law needed here

-- By Mike Masterson Posted: October 25, 2009 3:22 a.m.

Most kids reared in the Ozarks won’t forget the day they got their first.22-caliber rifle. Unlike children in metropolises, being raised with firearms has been a way of life for many from the Arkansas hinterlands—and, for that matter, most Southern states.

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