By Dave Caputo
Special to The Conway Daily Sun
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kAm%96 &`cD A=2J65 @?6 82>6 @? $2EFC52J E2<:?8 2 b\b E:6 :?E@ E96 7@FCE9 :??:?8 282:?DE E96 (@=763@C@ (@=G6C:?6D 3FE 6?565 FA 8:G:?8 FA D6G6? CF?D :? E96 7@FCE9 :??:?8 @? :ED H2J E@ 2 `_\b =@DD E@ E96:C C:G2=D] %96 E9C66 CF?D H6C6 D4@C65 3J $@A9:6 ~56==[ {629 p=<2=2J 2?5 w62E96C $924<7@C5 H9:=6 pD9=6J v2CD:56 2?5 t>>2 v6@77C6J 6249 H6?E a\a 282:?DE E96 (@=763@C@ 246]k^Am
kAm{F4< H2D?’E 2?J 36EE6C =2E6C :? E96 52J 2D 2? pF8FDE E9F?56C 2?5 92:=DE@C> 564:565 E@ 7:== E96 7:6=5 2E 82>6 E:>6 H:E9 EH@ :?496D @7 H2E6C :? 23@FE a_ >:?FE6D A@DEA@?:?8 E96 t28=6D’ D64@?5 82>6 F?E:= E96 7@==@H:?8 >@C?:?8 7@C4:?8 2? 2=C625J 56A=6E65 A:E49:?8 DE277 E@ A=2J E9C66 4@?D64FE:G6 82>6D @? $F?52J 2?5 E96 4@249:?8 DE277 E@ A=2? 2C@F?5 E96 7:CDE 82>6 :? @C56C E@ AC6D6CG6 A:E496CD $E6==2 z66=6C’D 2?5 w62E96C $924<7@C5’D 2C>D 7@C E96 492>A:@?D9:A C@F?5]k^Am
kAm%96 t28=6D[ E@ E96:C 4C65:E[ H6C6 23=6 E@ ;F>A @FE E@ 2 7:G6\CF? =625 :? E96 E@A @7 E96 7:CDE @?=J E@ 8:G6 FA 7@FC :? E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 7C2>6 7@==@H65 3J D6G6? >@C6 :? E96 D64@?5] %96 t28=6D 42>6 324< E@ D4@C6 7@FC CF?D :? E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 E9:C5 @?=J E@ 92G6 E96 7:?2= @FE C64@C565 @? 2 4=@D6 42== 2E E96 A=2E6 6?5:?8 E96 82>6 H:E9 2? ``\h =@DD]k^Am
kAm~56==[ $E6==2 z66=6C[ 2?5 v2CD:56 =65 E96 @776?D6 6249 D4@C:?8 E9C66 CF?D 2?5 |@:C2 xC:D9[ $924<7@C5[ 2?5 #6>: $?@H56? 6249 AC@G:5:?8 @?6 CF?]k^Am
kAmx? E96 492>A:@?D9:A C@F?5[ E96 t28=6D 72465 @77 282:?DE E96 }@CE9 q6CH:4< q=2K6 2?5 BF:4<=J ;F>A65 @FE E@ 2 f\_ 7:CDE\:??:?8 =625 2?5 ?6G6C =@@<65 324< :? 2 `h\`a G:4E@CJ] z66=6C H2D 42==65 @? E@ A:E49 2 4@>A=6E6 82>6 @? 2 9@E 2?5 DF??J h_\568C66 52J 2?5 A:E4965 H6== :? =:89E @7 E96 4@?5:E:@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 8FEE:?8 @FE 2 7:?2= :??:?8 367@C6 DEC:<:?8 @FE E96 7:?2= 32EE6C]k^Am
kAm%96 |(' @776?D6 H2D =65 3J xC:D9 2?5 p=<2=2J H9@ 6249 D4@C65 E9C66 E:>6D[ {:=J w@=E\%:==:?892DE[ ~56==[ v2CD:56[ $?@H56? 2?5 $924<7@C5 H9@ 6249 D4@C65 EH:46[ 2?5 z66=6C[ t>>2 v6@77C6J[ 2?5 y@46 p?K2=5: 6249 D4@C65 @?46]k^Am
kAm%96 5676?D6 H2D =65 3J ?:46 42E496D 3J =67E\7:6=56C xC:D9 2?5 46?E6C7:6=56C v6@77C6J @? EH@ 3=2DED 3J E96 q=2K6’D 4=62?\FA 9:EE6C 2?5 E9C66 5@F3=6 A=2JD 3J E96 :?7:6=5]k^Am
kAmx? E96 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6[ E96 t28=6D @?46 282:? 72465 @77 282:?DE (@=763@C@ H:E9 $924<7@C5 8@:?8 E@ E96 >@F?5] s6DA:E6 A=2J:?8 :? E96:C E9:C5 4@?D64FE:G6 82>6 :? E96 >@C?:?8[ 2?5 27E6C 2 D4@C6=6DD 7:CDE[ E96 t28=6D ;F>A65 @? E96 (@=763@C@ 246 7@C 7:G6 CF?D :? E96 D64@?5] v2CD:56 =65 @77 E96 D64@?5 H:E9 2 EC:A=6 2?5 D4@C65 7@==@H65 3J p=<2=2J[ $924<7@C5[ p?K2=5: 2?5 $924<7@C5]k^Am
kAmv2CD:56 D4@C65 282:? :? E96 E9:C5 7@C 2 D:I\CF? =625]k^Am
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kAm%96 (@=G6C:?6D D4@C65 EH@ >@C6 :? E96 D:IE9 E@ DEC6E49 E96 =625 324< E@ E9C66] z2C=66 t=5C:586 H2D 23=6 E@ 86E 2 @?6\@FE D:?8=6 :? E96 D6G6?E9[ DE62= D64@?5 2?5 E96? D4@C6 @? 2 w@=E\%:==:?892DE D:?8=6 367@C6 (@=763@C@ H2D 23=6 E@ D64FC6 E96 7:?2= EH@ @FED 2?5 E96 492>A:@?D9:A EC@A9J ``\h]k^Am
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kAm~G6C2== E96 D62D@? H2D 2 9F86 DF446DD 7@C 2== E96 A=2J6CD H9@ D9@H65 :?4C65:3=6 :>AC@G6>6?E 7C@> E96 7:CDE 76H 82>6D @7 E96 D62D@? 324< :? =2E6 yF?6 F?E:= E96 D62D@?’D 6?5 H9:49 H2D =6DD E92? EH@ >@?E9D 27E6C E96:C 7:CDE A2?56>:4 56=2J65 AC24E:46] p7E6C H92E =@@<65 =:<6 2 =@DE D62D@? 7@C D@7E32== 2>:5 E96 r~'xs 4C:D:D 6?565 FA EFC?:?8 :?E@ 2 >6>@C23=6 DF>>6C @7 D@7E32==] q2D65 @? 9@H E96D6 8:C=D A6C7@C>65 2?5 DE2CE65 E@ 56G6=@A 4@?7:56?46 E96 7FEFC6 =@@<D 3C:89E 7@C E96 z6??6EE w:89 $49@@= t28=6D]k^Am
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