Apr 29
Day of the Shave
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Apr 27
Lessons Learned
Lesson One – Ridiculously Photogenic Guy A few weeks back I ran my 2nd half marathon ever…while I am not fast at all, I was proud of my performance that day. Right about that time I had a student telling me that I looked like this photogenic guy that has been on the news lately….
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Apr 25
The Cost of Being Dry
As we continue our conversations about prohibition and the current day configuration we have with wet and dry counties in Arkansas, we will discuss a study that was conducted by the University of Arkansas over the economic value liquor sales would have in Benton County. Mr. McClung
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Apr 25
Benton County’s Alcohol Problem
Today in class we will be reading a article about Benton County, Arkansas and the recent movement to make retail sales of alcohol legal. We will read the article embedded above and discuss the possible implications of this becoming a law. Mr. McClung
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Apr 24
Booze
Watch Roots of PROHIBITION A Nation of Drunkards on PBS. See more from Ken Burns. Today in class we will be discussing the prohibition and temperance movement that took place in the US in the early 1900’s. To guide our conversations we will be using a PBS program about prohibition to help lead our discussions….
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Apr 23
The Flag
In class yesterday we took a look at an article that was produced by PBS that spoke and race relations in Harrison, Arkansas. In this article a wide variety of issues were covered from the presence of the KKK in Harrison to the pride and history that many people invest into the confederate flag…the entire…
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Apr 22
Simple Girl
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is an American indie-pop band from Detroit consisting of Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein. Zott and Epstein met each other while playing in other Detroit music projects and began recording in Zott’s basement in Royal Oak, MI. The group is known for high energy live performances and for placing harmonic vocals…
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Apr 20
Lessons Learned
Lesson One – The McClungs are Coming… Consider yourself notified, the McClungs will be here on May 18th. If you do not know what they are, ask around and act like you know. Lesson Two – One Man Relay Team This is Blake. He has been recognized several times this year as being an excellent…
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