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Paramount Prince won the newly renamed King's Plate in Canada and 3-year-old fillies took their star turn on both dirt and turf in weekend horse racing.

In Wednesday's column, I wrote that legendary business leader John Ed Anthony thinks Peter MacKeith, dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas, is the most important person for south Arkansas even though MacKeith lives in the northwest part of the state. That's because MacKeith is an internationally recognized leader when it comes to advancing a forest-centered culture and economy.

In a recent column, I listed Matthew Pelkki of the University of Arkansas at Monticello as one of the most important people in south Arkansas. Pelkki leads the Arkansas Center for Forest Business on the UAM campus. The forest products sector helps drive the economy in the south half of our state. The Center for Forest Business is dedicated to enhancing the competitiveness of the state's timber industry.

A longtime equine veterinarian said changes in diets for horses over a period of time have had an impact on their well-being and performance.

The University of Arkansas System board of trustees voted unanimously to renew the contract of President Donald Bobbitt for two years.