By Sienna Kaplan-Thompson
Special to The Conway Daily Sun
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kAm(9J 2C6 3C62DE 2?5 46CG:42= 42?46C D4C66?:?8D :>A@CE2?Enk^Am
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kAmxE’D E96 D2>6 E9:?8 H:E9 46CG:42= 42?46C] (6’C6 C62==J 8@@5 2E 42E49:?8 46CG:42= 42?46C[ J@F ;FDE 92G6 E@ 86E D4C66?65] (6 42? 42E49 :E H2J 367@C6 :E EFC?D :?E@ 42?46C] x7 J@F 5@?’E 86E D4C66?65[ H6’C6 ?6G6C 8@:?8 E@ 42E49 :E[ 2?5 E96? J@F’C6 8@:?8 E@ 6?5 FA H:E9 42?46C]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mtC:? (9:E6ik^DEC@?8m uC@> >J @H? 6IA6C:6?46[ x H6?E E@ E96 5@4E@C 7@C D@>6E9:?8 2?5 D96 ?@E:465 2 =F>A] x H2D ad 2E E96 E:>6[ x 5:5?’E <?@H :E H2D E96C6] xE H2D 36?:8?[ 3FE x 92G6 2 9F86 9:DE@CJ @7 3C62DE 42?46C @? 3@E9 D:56D] $@ 62C=J 56E64E:@? :D E96 <6J]  k^Am
kAmw2G6 J@F 925 A2E:6?ED 7:?5 42?46C H:E9 3C62DE 2?5 46CG:42= 42?46C D4C66?:?8Dnk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mrC@DDik^DEC@?8m ~9 J629[ 23D@=FE6=JP x >62?[ E96 8@@5 ?6HD :D[ H:E9 46CG:42= 42?46C :7 H6 5@ @FC D4C66?:?8D 2E E96 C:89E E:>6D H6’C6 42E49:?8 E9:?8D (p* 367@C6 E96J’C6 42?46C] %96 @?=J 42D6 @7 46CG:42= 42?46C x’G6 D66? :D D@>6@?6 H9@ ?6G6C 8@E 96C A2AD] p?5 E96? D96 6?565 FA 92G:?8 :E[ 2?5 :E H2D C62==J D25] xE’D C62==J[ C62==J AC6G6?E23=6]k^Am
kAmx 5:5?’E C62=:K6 J@F’C6 42E49:?8 :E 367@C6 :E’D 42?46Cnk^Am
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kAmw@H 5@6D E96 qC62DE 2?5 r6CG:42= r2?46C !C@8C2> H@C<nk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mrC@DDik^DEC@?8m xE’D DFA6C 62DJ E@ D:8? FA 7@C[ J@F 5@?’E ?665 E@ 3C:?8 :? AC@@7 @7 :?4@>6[ :E’D D6=7\C6A@CE65 :?4@>6[ :E’D ?@E E@?D @7 A2A6CH@C<] xE’D 32D:42==J >256 E@ >2<6 :E C62==J 62DJ 7@C A6@A=6 E@ 86E E96D6 D4C66?:?8 E6DED]k^Am
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kAm(92E :7 E96 E6DED 7:?5 D@>6E9:?8 — 9@H 5@ A6@A=6 A2J 7@C E96 7@==@H\FA 2?5 EC62E>6?Enk^Am
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kAmx7 D@>6@?6 FD:?8 E96 qC62DE 2?5 r6CG:42= r2?46C !C@8C2> :D 492C865 7@C D@>6E9:?8 E96 AC@8C2> :D DFAA@D65 E@ 4@G6C[ H92E D9@F=5 E96J 5@nk^Am
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