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...year-old Will Phillips of West Fork, Ark., isn’t your average disobedient kid. Despite repeated promptings from his elementary-school teacher, the young boy refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance in class on the grounds that the U.S. fails to live up to its promise of “liberty and justice for all” by barring gays and lesbians from marrying. In an interview with CNN, Phillips stated that he thought that “[gay people] should have the rights all people should” and that...
...Repetition as de-existence / as condoned & re-spun vapour / which continues to post-exist / as mirages across an ark / as lucid underwater scent.” Thus begins “The Bedouin Ark,” the opening poem in Will Alexander’s new collection of poetic monologues. It is not a propitious start: the combined effect of “de-existence” and “post-exist” in this context is one of self-conscious jargonizing. “Ark” is one of five shorter poems that serve...
...Arizona, but it's Prescott. I think that's really tracking the buying patterns that we saw a few years ago. The other trend is, if you follow unemployment patterns, you're seeing pretty significant increases in foreclosure in places that have been hit hard by unemployment. So Fayetteville, Ark., and Boise, Idaho, and Portland, Ore. - places that have not traditionally been foreclosure hot spots have all seen foreclosure activity go up pretty significantly...
...Chiang). An alternative to Chinese food-court fare and high-priced formal dining, Fleming's casual-dining chain of bistros soon became a comfortable, go-to place for happy hours, family outings and birthday dinners. You'll find many of them in unexpected places, like Alpharetta, Ga., and Rogers, Ark. Most of the time, there's nary an Asian face in the room, but the point was never to target Chinese customers by serving authentic cuisine. That's why every outlet features a prominent bar and a Top 40 sound track with Sheryl Crow and U2. The cuisine, a hybridized...
...than 1,000 Domino's, Starbucks and other American food outlets throughout Latin America. "It just so happens that Mexico makes a great deal of sense because it's closer [to the U.S.]," says DeAngelis. Greg Ruedy, a restaurant analyst at the Stephens financial-services firm in Little Rock, Ark., says it's logical for the company to start in Mexico given the number of American tourists there, the flow of Mexican migrant workers returning home from the U.S. who are already familiar with the brand and limited expansion prospects Stateside. "Most large, casual diners see that international growth...