YOUR THOUGHTS TO US The Lincoln Echo Staff, I am enjoying Tonia Holliman’s History Column. Carol Barger, Fort Smith, AR I enjoy and appreciate The Lincoln Echo-very informative too! Belinda Joyce Lofton Williams Fort Smith, AR I know the work it takes to put the paper together-enjoy Poe’s Thoughts and Allen’s Pearls very much. Keep [...]
Dear Publisher Black, Mrs. Mildred McKinney, a sister of deceased Marine Marvin Cole, a casualty of the Vietnam War, has kindly forwarded a copy of Volume 20, Issue 5 of the Lincoln Echo to me. As Marvin’s Commanding Officer at the time of his death and one of the participants in ur units 14th Annual [...]
Category Politics Each year, a national publication, Education Week, grades all 50 states and the District of Columbia on the performance and policies of their schools. The grades are now out for 2011, and Arkansas’s publiceducation system ranks 6th in the nation. This is unprecedented and praiseworthy recognition, which we take great pride in [...]
Category Politics The memories of my childhood in Fort Smith are rich. I vividly remember walking to school at Peabody and Darby, and the classrooms at Northside as if it were yesterday. From the annual rodeo parade to every Sunday service at Evangel Temple, I couldn’t ask for a better place to grow up. A large [...]
Category News and Commentary As we enter a new year, I am dismayed at how the thought of Debt in Trillions of dollars puts the fear of GOD into white America. Yes it scared them silly. In Arkansas, a primary agricultural state removed it best voice to send no voice to the senate. When [...]
EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS EXTEND BEYOND THE REGION By Dr. Benny L. Gooden – Superintendent of Fort Smith Public Schools On several occasions Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has articulately outlined the strong relationship between a sound public education system and a viable program of economic development which produces jobs and a robust economy for Arkansans. This [...]
On January 20th, 2009 at 10:30 a.m., change came to the United States of America. To see, feel, hear and experience the first African American to accept conformation as the President of the United States of America. This was a happening that most people of color never thought they would see in a lifetime. [...]
I hope you are having a very good New Year and are busy with lots of activities. I am very pleased to see the Police Department holding Neighborhood Meetings around the City. The opportunity to meet and talk with the citizens of Fort Smith in the various neighborhoods is great. The Police Officials can [...]
Following the approval of a new Arkansas State Lottery by voters in November, the Arkansas General Assembly is actively engaged in establishing the structure which will implement the will of more than 60% of those voting.
A Glimpse of America's Best As far as one could see, it was a sea of people, no, it was an ocean of people. The crowd extended from the Capitol grounds all the way back to the Lincoln Memorial. Estimates put the number at 1.3 million; but how could all those people be counted? [...]