Randy Hill Dies
Randy Lynn Hill, 63, of Lexington, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021.
Randy was born June 5, 1957, in Ada, Oklahoma, the younger of two sons born to Quinn Thomas Hill and Mary Katherine (Little) Hill. He was raised in Konawa and attended school there, graduating with Tiger Class of 1975. Randy then attended school at East Central University in Ada, graduating in 1979, majoring in Human Resources. Randy began his career as a Probation and Parole Officer in 1987, leading to a long and distinguished career with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. For the next 20 years, Randy worked all around the state, before a medical condition forced an early retirement. He was a proud member of the Fraternal Order of Police and loved serving with his partners and other colleagues while on the force.
February 24, 2021
Ten and twenty years ago I used to play a minor parlor trick; I wonder if it would still work. When asked my favorite writer, I’d say “Shirley Jackson,” counting on most questioners to say they’d never heard of her. At that I’d reply, with as much smugness as I could muster: “You’ve read her.” When my interlocutor expressed skepticism, I’d describe “The Lottery” still the most widely anthologized American short story of all time, I’d bet, and certainly the most controversial, and censored, story ever to debut in
The New Yorker counting seconds to the inevitable widening of my victim’s eyes: they’d not only read it, they could never forget it. I’d then happily take credit as a mind reader, though the trick was too easy by far. I don’t think it ever failed.
From Staff Reports
Candidates for Arkansas attorney general in the 2022 election include Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and Leon Jones, executive director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission. Both seek the Republican nomination.
As of Feb. 9, 2021, there are no candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, a Republican, is term-limited. She is running for Arkansas governor in 2022.
The candidates
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin
During the Bush Administration, in 2006-2007, Griffin served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas and previously as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs for President George W. Bush at the White House.