Christmas Wish List. (Publisher's Note).IT'S THAT WONDERFUL TIME of year when I can extend traditional Christmas wishes for Arkansans: * Jo Luck an Heifer HEIFER. A young cow, which has not had a calf. A beast of this kind two years and a half old, was held to be improperly described in the indictment as a cow. 2 East, P. C. 616; 1 Leach, 105. Project International -- Continued national attention from the likes of Oprah Winfrey “Oprah” redirects here. For the show, see The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated talk show in television history. and Rosie O'Donnell and a successful fund-raising effort Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported so their dream for a Global Village in downtown Little Rock can come to fruition quickly. This is a remarkable organization and project that deserves it. * Randall Bradford, chief information officer for state of Arkansas -- Patience with state government colleagues and Arkansas media. Your services and big picture view for technology in Arkansas are desperately needed. After you help us through the AASIS AASIS Arkansas Administrative Statewide Information System AASIS Appalachian Arts and Studies in the Schools (Radford University) AASIS Alumni Association of Shridiwa International School (Nepal, Kathmandu) debacle, develop priorities and a game plan for he future. And oh, by the way, there's really not much money to work with. * U.S. Sen. Tim Hutchinson Timothy "Tim" Hutchinson (born August 11, 1949) is a Republican politician and former senator from the state of Arkansas. Hutchinson was born in Bentonville, Arkansas, and he graduated from Bob Jones University. -- The courage to stand down and let Huckabee build and lead the Arkansas Republican Party. Hint: You're going to need Huckabee's help for reelection re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re . * Gov. Mike Huckabee  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. -- A better year. Being governor will be a tougher job the next couple of years with little growth in state revenue and seemingly certain changes in school funding that will be mandated. Governor, these aren't joking times. Enjoy your easy reelection year but start preparing for tough, forward-looking decisions that aren't necessarily going to be popular. * John White, chancellor of the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used -- Success in helping the state aspire to aspire to verb aim for, desire, pursue, hope for, long for, crave, seek out, wish for, dream about, yearn for, hunger for, hanker after, be eager for, set your heart on, set your sights on, be ambitious for have a better lead research institution but realism that the Fayetteville campus is never going to receive the level of state funding you believe it deserves over other colleges. * Attorney General Mark Pryor -- Understanding that you can't try to resolve all the state's or world's problems through the Arkansas attorney general's office in an effort to help you win your U.S. Senate race. Easy does it. * Warren Stephens, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Stephens Inc. -- Confidence that animal rights extremists have failed, despite appalling efforts, to destroy your reputation. Keep standing up for what you believe because far too few prominent businessmen are willing to do so these days. * Economic developers for Jonesboro and the state of Arkansas -- Proper recognition for the incredible feat of landing the Nestle USA plant. The magnitude of this coup has been grossly underestimated. We all wish a plant like that could be built in six months instead of two years to provide an immediate jobs boost. * Joe Ford, chairman and CEO of Alltel Corp.--- Support for your continuing efforts to bring central Arkansas together. The water issue was a great start. As city resources in the region become more limited, your leadership will be crucial to moving us forward in other areas. How about Joe Ford for mayor? * John Tyson, chairman and CEO of Tyson Foods -- Some respect. This is a guy who has turned his life around, taken on a position no one thought he would ever attain, created a multimeat kingdom with the acquisition of IBP IBP (Fraunhofer) Institut für Bauphysik (Stuttgart, Germany) IBP Interactive Business Planner IBP Integrated Bar of the Philippines IBP International Buyer Program and contributed to the ongoing development of northwest Arkansas. Of course, the only certain way of gaining respect in the business community will be to drive up the stock price and earnings of the company. * Bill Dillard and Dillard's Inc. -- Just one year without a new discrimination lawsuit and with a more hopeful outlook for the retail sales market. * Charles Hathaway, chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, it became a private four-year institution, called Little Rock University, in 1957. It returned to public status in 1969 when it was merged into the University of Arkansas System under its present name. -- Simple gratitude. Here's a guy who guided the school out of financial straits in the '90s, changed the attitude about what an urban university is supposed to be and took the lead in developing a new model for information technology education. * New college graduates -- Understanding that jobs remain plentiful in Arkansas if you are pursuing field where demand exists and can get past the fact that fat starting salaries for people with no experience are history. * High school graduates -- Understanding that the reduction in state scholarship money can't be used as an excuse not to pursue higher education. You just have to work harder and make it an investment priority. A lot of us paid for our own college education with limited financial assistance from the government.. In fact, you'll value the education more if it's your own investment. * Interstate highway travelers statewide -- New bicycles. I think we could travel faster that way for the next couple of years. |
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