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As the catastrophe in Afghanistan unfolds and we await reports of beheadings and the brutalization of women, I think of the veteran I met at the used bookstore in Tontitown who lost both legs to a mine in that country. I think of Luke, a former Army Ranger with ties to Siloam Springs, who lost friends in an ambush there. And I remember what Siloam Springs resident and Afghanistan veteran Robert Staats told me more than a year ago about the Afghan soldiers U.S. forces were training: "Some of them joined the military to get fed, fattened up. Weapons training. They would go AWOL, join back u...

Kohler High's Alexander Holland, Plymouth High's Olivia Straub and Etude High's Camille Staats were presented the awards over the past month.

First post for the 14-race card is 4:50 p.m. PST. The Staats occupies the fourth race slot on the evening, while the Open II Pace goes as the second and the Open II Distaff Pace is the eighth on the program. On the wagering front, the 20-cent Hi-Five in the 12th race offers a $4,400 carryover and a $20,000 guaranteed gross pool. There are also three wagers offered each night with a reduced 16 per cent takeout rate: the 20-cent early and late Pick-5s and the 20-cent Pick-4, with the latter featuring a $25,000 guaranteed gross pool. Looking at the Open II Pace, Proof went a long mile last week ...