A Portfolio Online By Ronald Sitton Back in the olden days, you'd fill a notebook with clips to take around and show different editors in hopes of gaining the golden job. Today, I still keep my notebook, but more for my own sake. Knowing a little html provides the freedom to put the work where anyone can read it. I plan to also add clips currently residing with my courses. Freelancing, 1999-2010 Obituary "She loved fishing, camping and canoeing with her husband, and even went hunting with her grandson, but didn't get a deer." Crime “Maybe somebody seeing something, maybe it’ll trigger something,” White says. “Somebody saying, ‘Hey, that looks like somebody I know.’” Travel “I’ve always dreamed of going to New York, and I’m very thankful I finally got my chance,” Kloap said. Arts & Entertainment “This record is still staying true to country music, but trying to think outside the box,” Williams says. “I don’t think it changed the style of music.” Business “It's definitely a hassle,” Byrum says, “but if you've been through Benton, it used to be a pain to go out through all of that construction. Now that it's done, it's really nice out there.”
“I believe alternative fuels are the future,” Rawls says. “We must become independent. More people will see the benefits and support biofuels.” Arts & Entertainment “The Scene is the Mecca of North Little Rock, a place that will change ideas, values and opinions of art,” Haddock said. “It’s a place to kick back with friends, meet strangers and experience something new.” Business “We’re doing something here,” Warlick says. “This is not just a coffee shop. This is a melting pot for art, culture, life.” Politics "I hope I siphon off votes for both sides equally," Bryan says. "I'd like to siphon all their votes. Right now, they're siphoning mine. I think they should quit now so they don’t take votes away from me." Automotive "I don't mean for this to sound like an advertisement, but I do think people should consider hybrids rather than forking out loads of money on gas." Obituary "Andrews dropped depth charges when the Campbell encountered a Nazi submarine wolf pack, helping sink five German U-boats before ramming and sinking a sixth within an 18-hour period in February 1943." I edited this obituary after my father wrote it.
"The lesson I’ve learned is you have to have good project management," Hall said. "As far as being an inventor, don't allow yourself to be held back. Don't let people say, 'You can't do that.' Let them say it, but don't believe it. I'm sure if you asked Benjamin Franklin how many times he was told 'You can't do that,' he wouldn't have been able to count it on his fingers and toes." Music You may notice my list contains an Arkansas twist. I figure Christmas is the season of giving - why not give back to those who keep giving in this state? Obituary "Edna Mae traveled to all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Italy." Entertainment "I've come to a point that it's starting to sink in: this is what I'm doing for life," Hurley says. "I'm swallowing that pill and taking everything that encompasses."
Poetry "I made the choice to write in a plain language, not flowery, not even poetic," red hawk says, "but to write in a language accessible to everyone age 10-100, because I understood I had something worthwhile to say and I wanted to be understood. If you don't have much to say, you use language that's difficult to cover up the fact they don't have shit to say."
Environment "White-Daters defrauded the city of Little Rock, defrauded their insurance company, and now they're going to try to develop Lake Maumelle?" a Ferndale resident asks.
Art "I'm shocked that I got (the 2004 Governor's Arts Award), but I did," artist Alice Guffey Miller said. "Hopefully, it helps (the public) to understand that what I do really is art and to have respect for artists in general. ... The award shows me somebody really does see this is worth something, not just me."
Music "When you come and see people playing at the King Biscuit, you may say 'I haven't heard of that artist,'" Andrews said. "What you're listening to is the person or people that influenced the people you know."
"It's remarkable that an urban population as small as Little Rock can support a community radio station for 20 years," says 'Sunglasses After Dark' host Oleo Magneto. "I think it's a good thing KABF has lasted 20 years. It says something good about the community being able to sustain it." Business "Why doesn't (North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays) include it in his maritime museum?" Kelly asked. "While the war was being fought, this boat was going up and down the river delivering goods, and making sure people stayed in business."
Business "We have homegrown Dogtown people doing it and proud of it," Glaze says.
Music "Time and time again I hear somebody say I wish some good shows would come to Little Rock," Sanchez says. "Save a little dough and lose a little sleep and go out and see them."
Music If you didn't find any coverage of the Jazz Hall of Fame dinner in the Demi-zette or on the tube, don't be surprised. At a table reserved for the press, I sat alone with my favorite Jazz neophyte for 30 minutes waiting for the festivities to begin.
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"Arkansas happens to be very fortunate to have lots of people born here who became involved in jazz," Rich says. "They started when they were babies. That was a family tradition."
Music "We give people the freedom to put their music out there with independence from the company-driven machine," D'Onofrio says.
Theatre "For the size city it is, Little Rock has the most theater I've seen," Henderson says. "It's double to triple the amount of theater that Memphis has."
Homebrewing "Beer is food," Roger said. "It looks good, tastes good and feeds you."
Business "Part of the fun is searching and finding a treasure," Shoni says.
Business "Some people are scared to come in because the stuff is so different," says 28-year-old owner Stephen Garrett.
Profile "Just because you get someone for speeding or a DWI doesn't mean they're scum of the earth," Sitton said. "It just means they made a mistake."
Obituary Sitton survived an attempt on his life due to enforcing the liquor laws in a dry county as Clinton City Marshal.
The Southerner, 1998-1999
Though the following stories meant a lot to me, I took as much pride in the idea of having Southern women write essays on football in the South. My friend Krystal Kuykendall contributed the first piece in the series. But The Politics of Pigskin generated news from The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Utne Reader, bringing a lot of traffic to our site.
Southern Culture "Memphis has torn down more history than most places have," blues harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite says.
Ribs and Blues The Southerner, Fall 1999 "Southern crowds are a lot more soulful," Jonny Moeller says. "They clap when you play and are so attentive. Plus they eat cool food. Playing the blues is easy here, the people are with you."
Southern Sounds Anyone who knows me well knows I don't anoint this band lightly — I shaved my body hair to see its Nashville City Stages concert in 1998.
Secret Vistas Slowly Appalachia awakes to God's awe-inspiring scene. And though tired, cold and a little damp, you can't help but be warmed a little.
R&R "A lot of people, especially teenagers, haven't heard of disc golf, or have heard of it and think it's a wussy sport, but it's not," Spencer says. "It takes a lot more skill to play disc golf than to play football."
A full moon creeps above my window ... The Southerner, Summer 1999 This is not for the musically challenged - yet, it grows on you if given the opportunity.
R&R Southerners are now learning a biscuit isn't something you eat, a crease isn't how your shirt is ironed, icing isn't what Mama covered the cake with, and the pipe isn't something to stick in your mouth.
Southern Sounds The Crowes are once again set to continue their reign as the South's best answer to rock 'n' roll since Skynard's heyday in the 1970s. The Trucker, 1996-1997
Feature "We'll have a line of 300-400 people (during a rush)," Peel said. "We've never run out (of pork chops), but we've come close a couple of times."
Business "You didn't see hardly any women back then," Karen Bartley recalled. "There were no facilities for us, so when I went by a small town I'd go to a motel and give 'em five bucks for a clean shower and a dirty room."
Court "We are very sorry and sympathetic to the families," Gordon said. "We're sorry it happened."
Business "We think about 319,000 trucks are affected," NHTSA spokesman Phil Frame said. "There have been approximately 20,000 warranty claims, which is a pretty high number." Sport "I thought it went really smooth," Sharp said. "All of the judges were really well prepared. It went as smooth as possible from our end."
Disaster "Fortunately, the employees opted to close the business and get somewhere else for cover, so the building was empty," said Jim Burns, director of the Office of Emergency Services for Clark County.
Police "One got sick of the other's mouth, so he decided he was going to take care of business, so to speak," Kopatich said. Benton County Daily Record, 1997
Legislative Session "They are proposing something unconstitutional and then saying nothing here will go unless (the bill is) constitutional," ACLU Executive Director Rita Spillenger said. "The point is political. They get to say they passed a partial birth abortion bill."
Legislative Session Extra State Troopers came into the galleries as well. When asked why they were there, one trooper replied, "Because I was told to be here. You get told to go, you go." The North Little Rock Times, 1992-1993 Government "I think in this situation, everybody did everything they could," Sisson said. "Had we charged them for anything it would have been a problem, but it's not."
Investigators suspect husband in death of Jacquelyn Casey The Times, Aug. 19, 1993 The decomposed body of a missing 28-year-old North Little Rock woman was found in a Lonoke County rock quarry.
Feature "I don't think there was enough time to be scared," Chip said. "After we unhooked the camper and realized the truck wasn't going anywhere, I told Brennan it was time to get out of there."
Business "I know a certain segment (of North Little Rock) finds anything sexual offensive," Rosen said. "(They) can't handle sexuality ... This is America. It is supposed to be a free country. If they find this objectionable, they can stay out."
City Council "I haven't mentioned his name. I don't intend to tell who allegedly made that threat," Spinelli said. "I have an obligation if someone reports something to me to make it a public record."
City Council "Mr. Muldrow is a good man who served the Civil Service Commission well," Scoggins said. "When you have good people on a commission, you need to keep them there. I'd be ashamed not to utilize Mr. Muldrow on the commission."
I-440 Industrial Park Grant Approved The Times, May 1993 "When we have had the national spotlight focused on Central Arkansas, it is nice to add ... the resources for industry to expand and relocate in Central Arkansas," Hays said. Sports "The kids just ran out of gas," Assistant Bill Bowers said. "We didn't fare well in the state, but we're proud of the AAAA Central Conference Championship." FeatureChurch Tackles Eastgate Stigma The Times, Feb. 25, 1993 "We've run into things the average church never sees," Hayes said. "We're getting people out of jail and taking others to jail."
Health "I've been up and down and seen bad and good. God's been good to me," Johnson said. "I told them this is my home. This is where momma died and this is where I want to die, but I won't know the difference. When I die, don't put me under machines; just let me go."
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