By Peg Donahue and Laura Riggs-Mitchell
Special to The Conway Daily Sun
kAmr~}(p* — %96C6’D 2 9:556? 86> @? G:6H :? E96 >:55=6 @7 r@?H2J ':==286 7@C 72?D @7 2C49:E64EFC6 2?5 >:?:2EFC6D 2=:<6] %H@ J62CD 28@[ sC] p=2? v@=56?92C[ 2 =@42= A@5:2EC:DE H9@ :D 2=D@ 2 >@56= C2:=C@25 9@33J:DE[ AC6D6?E65 |@F?E2:?E@A |FD:4 H:E9 2 >@56= @7 E96 q@=5F4 3F:=5:?8 E92E 96 3F:=E :? a_a_]k^Am
kAm%96 >@56= :D ?@H @? 5:DA=2J :? E96 >FD:4 D49@@=’D H2:E:?8 C@@>[ =@42E65 @? E96 D64@?5 7=@@C @7 |@F?E2:? %@A |FD:4 r6?E6C] p?J@?6 :?E6C6DE65 :D H6=4@>6 E@ G:6H :E] (9:=6 J@F’C6 E96C6[ 2=D@ 4964< @FE E96 G2C:@FD 4=2DD6D[ AC@8C2>D 2?5 D9@HD @776C65 3J |@F?E2:? %@A |FD:4]k^Am
kAm%96 q@=5F4 3F:=5:?8 H2D 3F:=E :? `hb` :? 62C=J pCE s64@ DEJ=6] xE H2D A=2465 @? E96 }]w] $E2E6 #68:DE6C @7 w:DE@C:4 !=246D :? a_`d 2?5 25565 E@ E96 }2E:@?2= #68:DE6C @7 w:DE@C:4 !=246D :? a_`e]k^Am
kAmpCE s64@ 3642>6 A@AF=2C 27E6C E96 `had !2C:D x?E6C?2E:@?2= tIA@D:E:@? @7 s64@C2E:G6 pCED 2?5 C6>2:?65 A@AF=2C F?E:= 23@FE `hc_] %96 DEJ=6 H2D 2 H2J E@ 255 G:DF2= :?E6C6DE E@ 3@IJ 3F:=5:?8D H9:=6 >:?:>:K:?8 4@?DECF4E:@? 4@DED] t>36==:D9>6?ED 2?5 2AA=:65 564@C2E:@?D 2?5 D92A6D[ DF49 2D E96 |2;6DE:4 >2CBF66 2?5 E96 564@C2E:G6 A2C2A6E 24C@DD E96 7C@?E E@A @7 E96 3F:=5:?8[ H6C6 2 D:8?:7:42?E A2CE @7 E9:D DEJ=6]k^Am
kAmt?EC2?46D H6C6 2446?EF2E65[ H:?5@HD @7E6? 2CC2?865 :? 9@C:K@?E2= C@HD[ 2?5 E96 @FE6C >2E6C:2=D H6C6 EJA:42==J DEF44@[ 4@?4C6E6[ E6CC24@EE2 @C D>@@E9\72465 DE@?6]k^Am
kAm%96 q@=5F4 3F:=5:?8[ 7:CDE <?@H? 2D E96 }6H r@?H2J %962EC6[ 3642>6 E96 |2;6DE:4 %962EC6 :? `hb`] %96 E962E6C H2D 52>2865 3J 7:C6 :? a__d 2?5 =2J 5@C>2?E 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD] |@F?E2:? %@A |FD:4 r6?E6C AFC492D65 2?5 C6?@G2E65 E96 3F:=5:?8 E9C@F89 E96 96=A @7 2 42A:E2= 42>A2:8? 2?5 D:8?:7:42?E 4@>>F?:EJ DFAA@CE] xE C6@A6?65 :? a_a` 2D 2 C68:@?2= A6C7@C>2?46 G6?F6] %96 >@C6 :?E:>2E6[ d_\D62E 4276 @A6?65 :? a_aa] %96 DE@C6 7C@?ED[ H9:49 92G6 9@FD65 2 G2C:6EJ @7 3FD:?6DD6D @G6C E96 J62CD[ 4FCC6?E=J :?4=F56 2 32C36C D9@A[ 2? :?DFC2?46 4@>A2?J 2?5 2 D64@?5\92?5 E9C:7E D9@A]k^Am
kAmsC] v@=56?92C’D >@56= :?4=F56D :?EC:42E6 56E2:= @7 E96 3F:=5:?8’D 6IE6C:@C 2?5 :?E6C:@C] p=E9@F89 E96 7:?2= =2J@FE 5:776CD D=:89E=J 7C@> E96 >@56=[ sC] v@=56?92C 42AEFC65 E96 6DD6?46 @7 E9:D 9:DE@C:4 3F:=5:?8i E96 6IE6C:@C D:5:?8[ E96 >2CBF66[ E96 H:?5@HD 2?5 A2C2A6E[ 2?5 E96 E962E6C :ED6=7] w6 6G6? :?4=F565 2? w~ D42=6 7:8FC6 @7 9:D H:76 A=2J:?8 2 32DD@@? @? E96 DE286P xE H2D 2 =23@C @7 =@G6 E92E E@@< >2?J 9@FCD E@ 4C62E6]k^Am
kAmsC] v@=56?92C @776C65 E@ 3F:=5 2?5 5@?2E6 2 >@56= @7 E96 q@=5F4 3F:=5:?8 E@ E96 |@F?E2:? %@A |FD:4 r6?E6C 27E6C 2EE6?5:?8 2 7F?5C2:D6C D6G6C2= J62CD 28@] xE E2AA65 :?E@ 9:D >@56= C2:=C@25 9@33J 2?5 9:D :?E6C6DE :? E96 pCE s64@ 2C49:E64EFC2= DEJ=6]k^Am
kAmw:D >@56=D 4@>6 E@ =:76 E9C@F89 9:D :?EC:42E6 56E2:= 2?5 :?4=FD:@? @7 A6@A=6 :? 24E:@?[ A6ED[ 42CD 2?5 @E96C G69:4=6D[ 6=64EC:4 A@=6D 2?5 =:89ED[ EC66D[ 8C2DD 2?5 @E96C 6=6>6?ED @7 ?2EFC6]k^Am
kAmvC@H:?8 FA :? s6EC@:E[ sC] v@=56?92C H2D 72D4:?2E65 3J C2:=C@25D 6G6C D:?46 9:D 525 :?EC@5F465 9:> E@ E96> H96? 96 H2D c J62CD @=5] $:?46 `hha[ 96’D 366? 4C62E:?8 2? 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ 4C@DD\D64E:@? @7 p>6C:42? =:76 7C@> 9:D 32D6>6?E] $:>:=2C E@ 4:E:6D 56G6=@A:?8 @G6C E96 J62CD H:E9 2 G2C:6EJ @7 DEJ=6D[ D@ 5@6D p=2?’D 6G6C\6IA2?5:?8 >@56=]k^Am
kAm“p=2?E@H?[ &$p” :?4=F56D 3FD:?6DD6D[ 9@>6D[ 2A2CE>6?ED[ 2 EC2:? 2?5 3FD DE2E:@?[ 2?5 6=64EC:4 4@>A2?J] p=D@ 2 D62A@CE[ A2C<D 2?5 6G6? 2 42C?:G2= H:E9 >2?J C:56D 2?5 76DE:G:E:6D] %96 :?4=FD:@? @7 A6@A=6[ A6ED 2?5 2?:>2=D :? EJA:42= D6EE:?8D 3C:?8 6249 D46?6 E@ =:76] w6 6G6? 92D 2 362C 492D:?8 2 >2? FA 2 EC66 :? 2 CFC2= 2C62Pk^Am
kAmp=2?’D >@56= 7:==D 92=7 @7 9:D 32D6>6?E] xE DE2CE65 @77 D>2== 2?5 6IA2?565 2D ?66565 @G6C E96 J62CD[ ?@H >62DFC:?8 2AAC@I:>2E6=J ad 3J `d 766E] %96 6=64EC:7:65 EC2:? CF?D E9C@F89 E96 4:EJ 2D H6== 2D F?56C :E] %96 4:EJ =:89ED FA[ E@@[ H9:49 >:89E 3C:?8 7@?5 >6>@C:6D 7@C 2?J@?6 >:DD:?8 FC32? =:76]k^Am
kAmp=2?’D 3F:=5:?8D 2C6 4@?DECF4E65 7C@> <:ED[ 2?5 9:D 2EE6?E:@? E@ 56E2:= :D C6>2C<23=6] qF:=5:?8D 2C6 4@?DECF4E65 @FE @7 D6G6C2= >65:F>D[ :?4=F5:?8 H@@5[ 24CJ=:4 2?5 A=2DE:4] p=E9@F89 p=2? 92D G2C:@FD >6E9@5D E@ >2<6 E96 3F:=5:?8D 2?5 D:8?D =@@< E96:C 286[ 96 EJA:42==J FD6D 2? x?5:2 :?< H2D9 >:I65 H:E9 d_ A6C46?E 2=4@9@=] %@ 4C62E6 3C:4<D[ 96 DAC2J\A2:?ED E96 DFC7246 C65[ H2D96D :E H:E9 x?5:2 :?< 2?5 255D D@>6 >@CE2C >:I]k^Am
kAm(96C6G6C J@F =@@< :? p=2?E@H?[ J@F D66 2 D=:46 @7 p>6C:42? =:76] w:D :?DA:C2E:@?D 4@>6 7C@> 52:=J 24E:G:E:6D[ G2C:@FD :?E6C6DED @7 72>:=J 2?5 7C:6?5D[ 9:D EC2G6=D[ 2?5 =:76 6IA6C:6?46D] u@C 9:DE@CJ 2?5 =:76DEJ=6 3F77D[ E96C6’D 2? @=5 w@H2C5 y@9?D@?’D[ 2 qC@>@ $6=EK6C 3F:=5:?8[ 2 9@E6= 7C@> q2=E:>@C6 :? E96 `g__D[ 2 `ha_D\DEJ=6 !2C< w@E6=[ 2 >:=<\56=:G6CJ ECF4<[ 7:C69@FD6D[ 2 A2H? D9@A[ E2EE@@ A2C=@C 2?5 2 A@H6C DE2E:@? E92E A@H6CD 6G6CJE9:?8] z66A:?8 FA H:E9 E96 E:>6D[ 2 D>2CE 42C :D 2=D@ :?4=F565]k^Am
kAmp=2? 92D :?G6DE65 E9@FD2?5D @7 9@FCD 3F:=5:?8 9:D >@56= 4:EJ] t249 3F:=5:?8 E2<6D D6G6C2= >@?E9D E@ 2DD6>3=6[ 4C62E6 E96 C:89E D:5:?8[ 255 H:?5@HD 2?5 G2C:@FD 5é4@C[ 2?5 A2:?E] w6 86?6C2==J H@C<D @? 9:D 9@33J @? H66<6?5 27E6C?@@?D] xE DE2CE65 D>2== 2?5 92D 8C@H? E@ 2 >FD6F>\H@CE9J D:K6 @G6C E96 J62CD]k^Am
kAm{@@<:?8 29625[ p=2?’D G:D:@? H@F=5 36 E@ 5@?2E6 9:D “4:EJ” E@ 2 >FD6F>[ H96C6 E96 AF3=:4 4@F=5 G:6H 2?5 6?;@J :E] %9:D :D ECF=J 2 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? '2==6J EC62DFC6[ 2?5 :E 56D6CG6D E@ 92G6 2 A6C>2?6?E AF3=:4 9@>6] r9:=5C6? 4@F=5 92G6 2 =@E @7 7F? DEF5J:?8 E96 G2C:@FD D46?6D 2?5 =62C?:?8 23@FE p>6C:42? =:76 @G6C E96 J62CD] p5F=ED H:== 6?;@J C6>:?:D4:?8 2?5 DE6AA:?8 :?E@ G2C:@FD 2DA64ED @7 =:76 >2?J @7 FD H6C6 72>:=:2C H:E9 H9:=6 8C@H:?8 FA] $<JD4C2A6CD 2C6 @?6 @7 p=2?’D 72G@C:E6D E@ 3F:=5] p=2?E@H?[ &$p 4@?E2:?D >2?J @7 E96D6[ 42AEFC:?8 C62=\=:76 >@56=D @7 3F:=5:?8D :? q2=E:>@C6[ s6EC@:E[ }6H *@C< 2?5 >@C6]k^Am
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