MySaline.com • P.O. Box 307 • Bryant, AR 72089 • 501-303-4010
Got a tip or comment but you'd like to be anonymous?
Use the ANONYMOUS TIP FORM. No membership required.
Advertise here! 501.303.4010
Latest Activity
Rhonda McKinney commented on Shelli Russell's blog post Results Are In For Saline County's Favorites in 2013!
Shelli Russell commented on Shelli Russell's blog post Results Are In For Saline County's Favorites in 2013!Shelli Russell replied to Shelli Russell's discussion Jobs Listings 052213 in the group Classified Ads
Shelli Russell posted a status
Debbie Sikes commented on Shelli Russell's blog post Whispers of Three New Businesses in Saline County
Shelli Russell commented on Shelli Russell's blog post Lincoln Square to Be Demolished for a Gas StationShelli Russell posted a status
Brent Gillespie posted a statusRSS
Opinions expressed on MySaline.com are not necessarily those of MySaline. Members are responsible for their own content. Please read the terms of service on your profile page.
• • • • • • • • • • • •
PO Box 307
Bryant AR 72089
501.303.4010
Call, email or write us with questions about the website, advertising, donating to support MySaline, or any other reason.
MySaline.com has been introducing neighbors and building community since 2007 in Saline County, Arkansas. Join today and get involved!
Badge
Arkansas flags to fly at half-staff for Levon Helm
The governor issued a proclamation honoring Helm. Beebe called Helm "an enormously talented performer and gifted musician whose Arkansas roots can be heard and felt in his voice and in his music."
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the people were singing
I will blow a kiss to Levon as I ride through Marvell tomorrow.
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Shelli Russell on
-
Excellent. Respectful and very in touch with what Arkansas is feeling.
-
Permalink Reply by Junior Samples on
-
My condolences to the Helm family.
Yet....
Here we go honoring another dead drug abuser. Shame on Mr. Beebe. What one chooses to "honor" in their life can expose one's priorities.
God forbid we honor a fallen soldier.
Go ahead...pile on, now. It really doesn't matter to me.
-
Permalink Reply by Burt Lancaster on -
We know Junior, we know...Trying to make a point with you is about as worthless as your opinions...
-
Permalink Reply by Tom Spann on -
Discusting and disrespectful to those who served in the military, americore, the peace core and other ways
of service to our country or those in need. Levon did none of this. He was a good musician but did nothing for the state or country to deserve a Flags at Half Staff day.
Shelli Russell said:Excellent. Respectful and very in touch with what Arkansas is feeling.
-
Permalink Reply by Kenneth Ray on
-
Shouldn't be flown for him. I loved his music but that doesn't dictate the need for this. He will live on in his music for lifetimes and will be honored by those who remember him but this is not the way.
-
Permalink Reply by Brian Handel on -
I bet a lot of Vietnam vets listened to the Band. Probably got them through some really tough times. Lowering the flag for Levon Helm is fine and has nothing to do with lowering the flag for our fallen servicemen. Which should be done also!.
-
-
Don't suffer in silence, Burt. Mental impotence can be cured.
Burt Lancaster said:We know Junior, we know...Trying to make a point with you is about as worthless as your opinions...
-
Permalink Reply by Terry B. on
-
I have mixed feelings about lowering our flag for entertainers. It is an honor to have the flag at half mask and I would hate to see that turn into an every other day happening, which could happen. We just keep lowering our standards for what use to be a special honor. Are we taking the "special honor" out of it?
-
Permalink Reply by Shelli Russell on
-
For those of the opinion that a half-mast flag isn't for musicians:
I think the order was for just the Arkansas flag to be at half. Military personnel aren't the only ones who make up our great state. This isn't lowering our standards or comparing an entertainer to anyone alive or past in the military. This is simply a man from Arkansas who worked to put us on the map in his own way and touched many lives in doing so.
He was a great talent and many in Arkansas and far beyond have mourned his loss and will continue to do so. It's your right to feel disrespected as a veteran if you must, but for the Arkansas Governor that made the decision to honor this other type of Arkansas hero with the one unifying way we have to do so, I stand by him.
Having said that, I wish you wouldn't feel disrespected. I wish for you to feel honored, and well enough that the attention bestowed one very talented soul from common soil doesn't change how you carry yourself.
-
Permalink Reply by Wendy on -
He was a good musician, but other than that......Did he serve in the Military? I don't think I agree with the flags at half staff. Very questionable.
-
-
Hero?
Really? Drug abusing rock stars are heroes in today's world?
hero, noun, 1. a man of great courage, nobility, etc., or someone admired for his exploits
exploit, noun, 1. a daring act; bold deed; verb, 1. to make use of; to utilize, 2. to make unethical use of for one's own profit
While I can agree that Mr. Helm and all other cancer patients must have courage and boldness to deal with such a dreadful disease, I cannot agree with a "hero" status placed upon him for his exploitation of his talents.
Priorities matter in the end.
Shelli Russell said:For those of the opinion that a half-mast flag isn't for musicians:
I think the order was for just the Arkansas flag to be at half. Military personnel aren't the only ones who make up our great state. This isn't lowering our standards or comparing an entertainer to anyone alive or past in the military. This is simply a man from Arkansas who worked to put us on the map in his own way and touched many lives in doing so.
He was a great talent and many in Arkansas and far beyond have mourned his loss and will continue to do so. It's your right to feel disrespected as a veteran if you must, but for the Arkansas Governor that made the decision to honor this other type of Arkansas hero with the one unifying way we have to do so, I stand by him.
Having said that, I wish you wouldn't feel disrespected. I wish for you to feel honored, and well enough that the attention bestowed one very talented soul from common soil doesn't change how you carry yourself.
-
-
If it was for just the Arkansas Flag I don't have a problem with that. But to fly the National flag is different.
Shelli Russell said:For those of the opinion that a half-mast flag isn't for musicians:
I think the order was for just the Arkansas flag to be at half. Military personnel aren't the only ones who make up our great state. This isn't lowering our standards or comparing an entertainer to anyone alive or past in the military. This is simply a man from Arkansas who worked to put us on the map in his own way and touched many lives in doing so.
He was a great talent and many in Arkansas and far beyond have mourned his loss and will continue to do so. It's your right to feel disrespected as a veteran if you must, but for the Arkansas Governor that made the decision to honor this other type of Arkansas hero with the one unifying way we have to do so, I stand by him.
Having said that, I wish you wouldn't feel disrespected. I wish for you to feel honored, and well enough that the attention bestowed one very talented soul from common soil doesn't change how you carry yourself.
© 2013 Created by Shelli Russell.
MySaline.com, PO Box 307, Bryant, AR 72089 501-303-4010 shellirussell@gmail.com
Got a tip or comment but you'd like to be anonymous?
Use the ANONYMOUS TIP FORM. No membership required.
main page what's hot profile advertise! donate
forum blogs photos videos events members
groups chat sports vote 2012 local classifieds
jobs pets tips site updates polls store
There's nothing down here to look at. Scroll back up.
