Fordyce NewsLocal news for Fordyce, AR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Purdue promotes agriculture dean to provost- March 27, 2008 "He knows its strengths, and he knows what needs fixing. He's tremendously well-liked throughout the institution. People think he's easy to work with, and he's trusted." At a time when Purdue University is going through so much change, President France Cordova said she wanted to choose a provost with a working knowledge of the university. via The Indianapolis Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/fordyce-ar/2008/03/purdue-promotes-agriculture-dean-to-provost?f... This Far By Faith: James Cone- March 15, 2008 "For me, the burning theological question was, how can I reconcile Christianity and Black Power, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s idea of nonviolence, and Malcolm X's 'by any means necessary philosophy'" Posted on 03152008 5:26:46 AM PDT by ovrtaxt James Cone was born in Fordyce, Arkansas in 1939 and grew up in the small town of Bearden. via Free Republichttp://www.topix.net/city/fordyce-ar/2008/03/this-far-by-faith-james-cone?fromrss=1 Some School District Not Making Progress- March 7, 2008 "As we get ever closer to that year, where it's supposed to be 100 percent, the bar gets higher and higher and it's more difficult to meet" Nearly a dozen Arkansas school districts have not made adequate yearly progress, according to the Department of Education. via ArkansasMattershttp://www.topix.net/city/fordyce-ar/2008/03/some-school-district-not-making-progress?from... Arkansas forestry seminar set for March 8- March 5, 2008 Some of the most important issues affecting the Arkansas forest industry will be addressed in the Emerging Topics in Forestry seminar Saturday, March 8, at the Dallas County Courthouse in Fordyce, Ark. via Delta Farm Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/fordyce-ar/2008/03/arkansas-forestry-seminar-set-for-march-8?fro... |