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Little Rock, 1968: Little River County State Rep. Marion Crank (1915-1994) was the Democratic nominee for governor, opposing Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller. Crank posed for a campaign postcard by "Lady Baxter," the cannon on the Old State House lawn. "Experience -- not experiment" was his motto. He lost by a margin of 4%.
Because events were postponed due to the pandemic, the Arkansas Press Association didn't get around to presenting its 2020 and 2021 Headliner of the Year awards until a banquet last month. The 2020 honoree was Gov. Asa Hutchinson for his daily communication at the onset of the pandemic. The 2021 recipient was Hunter Yurachek, the University of Arkansas athletic director who has taken the athletic program to new heights.