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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Olive Branch is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,054 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 31,830, making it the ninth-largest city in the state of Mississippi. Olive Branch is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee and is part of the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region that consists of three counties in southwest Tennessee, four counties in northwest Mississippi, and one county in eastern Arkansas. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Clarksville is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,719 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Johnson County. Clarksville is located at 35°27′50″N 93°28′38″W / 35.46389°N 93.47722°W / 35.46389; -93.47722 (35.464006, -93.477089). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.8 square miles (48.6 km²), of which, 18.0 square miles (46.6 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²) of it (4.10%) is water. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!Jonesboro is a city in and one of the two countyseats of Craighead County, Arkansas, United States.According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, thepopulation of the city was 59,358. A college town,Jonesboro is the largest city in northeasternArkansas and the fifth most populous city in thestate. It is the principal city of and is includedin the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan StatisticalArea. The Jonesboro metropolitan area had anestimated population of 115,830 and 153,427 in theJonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area in2006. Jonesboro is the home to Arkansas StateUniversity and is a regional center formanufacturing, agriculture, medicine, education, andtrade. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Malvern is a city in, and the county seat of, Hot Spring County, Arkansas. The city had a population of 9,021 at the time of the 2000 census, and is also called the "Brick Capital of the World", due to the three Acme Brick plants in the area. Every year on the last weekend of June, Malvern hosts the Brickfest, an event that fills the city with music, food and activities that include a brick toss, brick car derby, and a best dressed brick contest. Malvern also hosts the Hot Spring County Fair and Rodeo each fall. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Camden is a city in and the county seat of Ouachita County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Long an area of American Indians villages, the French also made a permanent settlement here because of its advantageous location above the Ouachita River. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 11,657. Camden is the principal city of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Ouachita and Calhoun counties. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Toad Suck is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. It is the location of (or is the nearest community to) Bigelow Rosenwald School, which is located at the junction of Arkansas Highway 60 and Bethel AME Road and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also the location of the Toad Suck Lock and Dam, on the Arkansas River. The dam is also a bridge bringing AR 60, locally named Prince Street, across the river. The Bigelow Rosenwald School is inland on the west side of the river. There is a Toad Suck Road on the east side of the river. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wabbaseka is a city in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 323 at the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.As of the census of 2000, there were 323 people, 132 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The population density was 873.3 people per square mile (337.1/km²). There were 150 housing units at an average density of 405.5/sq mi (156.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.21% Black or African American, 15.17% White, and 0.62% from two or more races. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population was 67,165. The county seat is Searcy. White County is Arkansas's 31st county, formed on October 23, 1835, from portions of Independence, Jackson, and Pulaski counties and named for Hugh Lawson White, a Whig candidate for President of the United States. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county, though a few private establishments (such as the Searcy Country Club, and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Searcy and Beebe) can sell alcohol. The 45th and current White County Judge is Michael Lincoln of Searcy, who assumed office in January 2007. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Okolona is a town in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 160 at the 2000 census. The Battle of Elkin's Ferry of the Civil War occurred here between April 3-4, 1864, as a part of the Camden Expedition. Union forces, led by Maj. Gen. Fred Steele, sought to ford the Little Missouri River, as the local roads were impassable. The force reached Elkin's Ferry before the Confederate cavalry brigades, led by Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke, and the Confederates were defeated. ... Read more

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Established from Hot Springs Reservation, Hot Springs National Park is a United States National Park in central Arkansas adjacent to the city of Hot Springs. Hot Springs Reservation was initially created by an act of the United States Congress on April 20, 1832, and the area was made a national park on July 5, 1933. It is by far the smallest national park by area in the United States. The hot springs flow from the western slope of Hot Springs Mountain, part of the Ouachita Mountain range. In the park, the hot springs have not been preserved in their unaltered state as natural surface phenomena. They have instead been managed to conserve the production of uncontaminated hot water for public use. The mountains within the park are also managed within this conservation philosophy in order to preserve the hydrological system that feeds the springs. People have used the hot spring water in therapeutic baths for more than two hundred years to treat rheumatism and other ailments. While it was a reservation, the area developed into a well-known resort nicknamed "The American Spa" which attracted not only the wealthy but indigent health seekers from around the world as well. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Prescott, a small town in Nevada County, Arkansas, has a population of 3,686 (2000 US census). The city is the county seat of Nevada County. Chris Moon painted the town mural which displays various aspects renown for Prescott. This mural is in the center of downtown Prescott and clearly visible at the red light intersecting Arkansas Highway 67 and Arkansas Highway 24. Moon's depictions are of the ever familiar locomotive, the en-famous Little Missouri River, and the old iron bridge which once crossed the river. The granting factor of the locomotive fame within Prescott is its path which follows straight through the middle of town. The Little Missouri River is within minutes of town and has always offered a variety of benefits for area locals. The Old Iron Bridge contains more than its share of hard learned lessons in life, just like that of Roy Smithpeters. Smithpeters, who was no more than a youth, endured a paralyzing, broken neck upon diving head first into the flowing water. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population was 45,629. The county seat is El Dorado. The county was formed on November 2, 1829, and named in recognition of the citizens' petition for a new county, stating that they were petitioning "in the spirit of Union and Unity".The El Dorado Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Union County.In 1931, a monument was established at the Union County border with Union Parish, Louisiana, through the private efforts of former Arkansas Governor George Washington Donaghey (1856-1937), who was born in Union Parish and grew up in the border area before he moved as a teenager to Conway, Arkansas. As governor, he oversaw the construction of the state capitol building in Little Rock and brought about the establishment of the state health unit and its agricultural colleges. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ogden is a town in Little River County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census.As of the census of 2000, there were 214 people, 89 households, and 59 families residing in the town. The population density was 162.0/km² (418.8/mi²). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 80.2/km² (207.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 18.69% White, 76.64% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 3.74% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 6.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 27,602, according to 2008 Census Bureau estimates. It is home to Arkansas Tech University and Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant. Russellville borders Lake Dardanelle as well as the Arkansas River. It is the principal city of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Pope and Yell counties. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saline County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 83,529 at the 2000 census. Its county seat and largest city is Benton. Saline County is included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. Saline County was formed on November 2, 1835, and named for the salt water (brine) springs in the area. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county. As of the census of 2000, there were 83,529 people, 31,778 households, and 24,500 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile (45/km²). There were 33,825 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile (18/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.27% White, 2.20% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Ozarks (also referred to as Ozark Mountain Country, the Ozark Mountains or the Ozark Plateau) are a physiographic, geologic, and cultural highland region of the central United States. It covers much of the south half of Missouri and an extensive portion of northwest and North central Arkansas. The region also extends westward into northeast Oklahoma and extreme southeast Kansas. Although referred to as the Ozark Mountains, the region is actually a high and deeply dissected plateau. Geologically, the area is a broad dome around the Saint Francois Mountains. The Ozark Highlands area, covering nearly 47,000 square miles (122,000 km2), is by far the most extensive mountainous region between the Appalachians and the Rocky Mountains. ... Read more

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Fort Smith is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 80,268 at the 2000 census, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 288,818 residents which encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, and the Oklahoma counties Le Flore and Sequoyah. Fort Smith has a sister city relationship with Cisterna, Italy, site of the World War II Battle of Cisterna fought by the United States Army Rangers commanded by Fort Smith native William O. Darby. Fort Smith lies on the Arkansas-Oklahoma state border, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers, also known as Belle Point. The city began as a western frontier military post in 1817 and would later become well-known for its role in the settling of the "Wild West" and its law enforcement heritage. In 2007, Fort Smith was selected by the US Department of the Interior to be the location of the new US Marshal Service National Museum. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Hope is a small city in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2008 United States Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 10,378. The city is the county seat of Hempstead County and the principal city of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Hempstead and Nevada counties. The town is best known as the hometown of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton (see Bill Clinton Birthplace). At the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York City, Clinton ended his acceptance speech by saying, "I still believe in a place called Hope." The city tagged this statement as their unofficial motto. The city converted its railroad depot to a museum on Clinton's life. also the home of tommy brown ... Read more

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A good one
This is the kind of poetry book you read in bed before you go to sleep.You poke your husband with your elbow and say, "Listen to this one." He does.

A Wonderful Collection
Some of the most amazing poetry written in recent times is contained in this book.The works truly exemplify the American poetry scene.

A Keeper
This book of poetry will stay with you. You will take it off the shelf time after time to reread a poem that had a distinctive ring of truth and feeling of place about it.

My favorite poem, "Dr. Invisible and Mr. Hide" by Charles Webb.Close second was "Mean and Stupid" by Christopher Howell. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lonoke is the second most populous city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States, and serves as its county seat. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 4,553. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Read more